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Odfjell: Sale of last short-sea vessels

Odfjell SE has entered into a sales agreement for the last three 9,000 dwt short-sea vessels that have operated in the company’s regional trade...

Nordic American Tankers fixes suezmax for 12 months as ‘insurance policy’

Nordic American Tankers issued an announcement according to which the company has fixed one of its suezmax tankers on a 1-year charter as “insurance...

Gram Car Carriers set to raise $110m from Olso IPO

Gram Car Carriers has issued a $110m equity private placement in connection with its listing on Euronext Growth. The private placement will consist of a...

ConocoPhillips extends Solstad supply vessel charter

ConocoPhillips Skandinavia AS has exercised its option to extend present contract for the PSV Normand Supporter with 1 year. The contract is now firm...

COP26: US, Denmark & Other Nations Back Tougher Climate Target for Shipping

Denmark, the United States and 12 other countries on Monday backed a goal to reduce emissions by the global maritime sector to zero by...

Maersk to set up $136m logistics centre at Jeddah port

AP Moller-Maersk will invest $136 million over a 25-year period on an integrated logistics park at the Jeddah Islamic Port in Saudi Arabia. The...

MOL concludes Transition linked loan to finance “Gas Vitality”

Mitsui O.S.K. Lines, Ltd. announced the conclusion of a Transition linked loan, relying on a transition finance framework and the Sustainability-Linked Loan Principles, to...

Baltic index slips to 3-month low as vessel rates retreat

The Baltic Exchange’s dry bulk sea freight index declined to its lowest in nearly three months on Monday, as rates across its vessel segments...

Royal Caribbean expects profitable 2022

Royal Caribbean Group reported financial results for the third quarter of 2021 and provided business updates. The Company has worked aggressively to restart its...

Hapag-Lloyd Raises Earnings Outlook

Due to unabated global demand for container transports and the continuing disruptions in global supply-chains causing a shortage of available transport capacity, Hapag-Lloyd posted...

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BW LPG provided an update on its Product Services’ (“BW Product Services”) Q2 2026 segment performance. Q2 2026 highlights: Gross trading result: – USD 19 million This...

DNB: Solid results driven by lending growth and high customer activity

DNB recorded profits after tax of NOK 9.8 billion in the second quarter of 2026.  “The level of activity in the Norwegian economy is high...

OOIL announces operational update for 2Q2026

The Board of Directors of Orient Overseas (International) Limited has adopted a policy of announcing unaudited operational updates for Orient Overseas Container Line (“OOCL”)...

Seanergy Maritime’s bond begins trading on Euronext Athens after raising 95.6 million euros

Seanergy Maritime Holdings’ corporate bond began trading on Euronext Athens on Tuesday, with Chairman and Chief Executive Officer Stamatis Tsantanis ringing the traditional opening...

Hapag-Lloyd raises annual outlook on strong demand, freight rates

German shipping firm Hapag-Lloyd on Monday raised its outlook ​for the financial year, citing strong market ‌demand and positive freight rate developments. Hapag-Lloyd said it...

Iran tells Houthis to close Red Sea gateway if U.S. hits power network

Iran has asked Yemen’s Houthi movement to stand ready to close the Red Sea...

MPC Capital to become MPC Oceanic Group

Hamburg-based MPC Capital AG announced it will change its name to MPC Oceanic Group...

Greek merchant fleet increased by 1.8% in May 2026

The Greek Merchant Fleet increased by 1.8% in May 2026 compared with May 2025,...

Russian attack on Ukraine’s Odesa kills three, official says

A Russian attack on Ukraine's ​Black Sea port city of ‌Odesa killed three, a...

Iran-linked vessels pass through Hormuz ahead of US blockade

The number of vessels transiting through the Strait of Hormuz ticked up on Tuesday,...

Port of Antwerp-Bruges stands firm in a challenging first half of 2026

Cargo handling declined by 2.4%, the market share of containers remained stable, and investments are bolstering the future. In the first half of 2026, Port...

PPA S.A. publishes 2025 sustainability report

PPA S.A. continues to invest systematically in the sustainable development and modernization of the Port of Piraeus by integrating Environmental, Social and Governance (ESG)...

Port of Los Angeles records best June ever, tops 1 million container units

Dockworkers at the Port of Los Angeles moved 1,002,734 Twenty-Foot Equivalent Units (TEUs) in June, making it the busiest June in the Port's 118-year...

Port of Long Beach cargo up at year’s midpoint

Trade moving through the Port of Long Beach saw double-digit growth in June, running just ahead of last year’s record-setting pace halfway into 2026,...

Greek Shipping Minister visits Piraeus Port

Minister of Maritime Affairs and Insular Policy Vassilis Kikilias visited the Port of Piraeus on Tuesday ahead of the peak summer holiday travel period,...