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Safe Bulkers: Bareboat Charter Agreement with Purchase Option for Capesize

Safe Bulkers announced that in relation to its fleet renewal strategy, it has entered into a twelve-month bareboat charter agreement, with a downpayment by...

Maersk Upgrades Full Year Guidance on ‘Exceptional Market Situation’

A.P. Møller - Mærsk A/S (APMM) reports an unaudited revenue of USD 14.2bn, an underlying EBITDA of USD 5.1bn and an underlying EBIT of...

Baltic index eases on capesize, panamax slide

The Baltic Exchange’s main sea freight index dipped on Monday on losses in the large and medium-sized vessel segments. The index, which factors in rates...

Keppel proposes strategic acquisition of Singapore Press Holdings

Keppel announced a scheme of arrangement through its wholly-owned subsidiary, Keppel Pegasus Pte Ltd, to acquire all of the issued and paid-up ordinary shares...

Yangzijiang clinches US$1.08 b orders for 12 vessels in July

Yangzijiang Shipbuilding (Holdings) Ltd. has secured orders for 12 vessels in July for US$1.08b. Broken down, Yangzijiang secured agreements for the building and delivery of...

Navios Holdings: Redemption of $100 Million of 11.25% Senior Secured Notes due 2022

Navios Holdings, a global seaborne shipping and logistics company, announced that on July 23, 2021, the Company completed the redemption of an aggregate principal...

Grindrod: Agreement to Acquire Remainder of IVS Bulk JV Increasing Ownership to 100%

Grindrod Shipping, a global provider of maritime transportation services predominantly in the drybulk sector, announced a number of transactions relating to the acquisition of...

MSC, Fincantieri AND Snam to partner for world’s first oceangoing hydrogen-powered cruise ship

The Cruise Division of MSC Group, Fincantieri and Snam announced the signing a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) to jointly determine the conditions for the...

ERMA FIRST introduces world’s smallest ballast water treatment system

Global ballast water equipment manufacturer ERMA FIRST is bringing the world’s smallest and easiest to install ballast water treatment system to the international market...

S. Korea: Orders books fill up for shipbuilders in 2021

Shipbuilders have hit 70 percent of their targets for orders this year, but earnings are not living up to expectations. An increase in prices for...

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Subsea 7 S.A. announces first quarter 2026 results

Subsea 7 S.A announced results of Subsea7 Group (the Group, Subsea7) for the first quarter which ended 31 March 2026.  Highlights   • First quarter Adjusted EBITDA...

Pacific International lines delivers resilient earnings in FY2025

PIL Pte Ltd announced its financial results for the fiscal year ended 31 December 2025. The Group delivered net profit after tax of US$1.04...

ONE delivers profitable full-year result, despite volatility

Ocean Network Express has announced its financial results for FY2025 (April 2025 to March 2026). Revenue for 4Q FY2025 was US$4,042 million, bringing the total...

MOL sees sharp net profit drop

Mitsui O.S.K. Lines (MOL) has reported net profit attributable to shareholders amounting to JPY 213.2bn ($1.3bn), down 49.9% from JPY 425.4bn a year earlier. Ordinary...

Costamare orders 16 containerships in China; posts USD 75 mln net income in Q1

Costamare Inc. reported unaudited financial results for the first quarter ended March 31, 2026 (“Q1 2026”).

Celestyal launches one-day flash sale with fares from 179€

Celestyal has announced a one-day-only flash sale, offering limited-time fares across a selection of...

Tamara de Gruyter, President, Wärtsilä Energy Storage and Executive Vice President to continue her...

Tamara de Gruyter, President, Wärtsilä Energy Storage and Executive Vice President, and a member...

Celestyal launches ‘The Iconic Sale’ with fares from €499

Celestyal has launched its new ‘Iconic Sale’, offering savings across its full Mediterranean and...

Seafarer shares first-hand account with IMO about being stranded in the Persian Gulf

IMO Secretary-General Arsenio Dominguez has called on all Member States to support efforts to...

Columbia Group names Andreas Hadjipetrou new CEO

Columbia Group has appointed Andreas Hadjipetrou as its new Chief Executive Officer, with Demetris...

PPA: Investment of 3.25 million euros

Piraeus Port Authority S.A. (PPA) announced the launch of works for the development of a new park featuring a model playground and a cycling...

Piraeus Port is resilient – Record performance and investments of 1.4 billion euros

The resilience and growth prospects of the Port of Piraeus, despite heightened geopolitical turbulence affecting shipping and transport, were highlighted by the Deputy CEO...

Panama Canal says $1 million-plus auction slots reflect temporary surge in demand

The Panama Canal Authority said on Thursday that some ships had recently paid more than $1 million for crossing slots at auction, but ​said...

Throughput in the port of Rotterdam remains stable, with a slight decline of 0.7%

Throughput at the port of Rotterdam fell slightly by 0.7% in the first quarter of 2026 compared with the same period last year. Throughput...

High-level meeting on European strategies for the maritime industry and ports

A high-level meeting on the implementation of the European Maritime Industrial Strategy and the European Ports Strategy will be hosted in Athens on April...