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Seanergy Awarded ‘‘The Dry Cargo Company of the Year’’ at the Lloyd’s List Greek Shipping Awards 2021

Seanergy announced that it received “The Dry Cargo Company for the Year” award by Lloyd’s List Greek Shipping Awards that took place in Athens,...

Germany probing sale of Maersk container maker to CIMC

Germany’s Federal Cartel Office is probing the proposed sale of Maersk’s refrigerated container manufacturing unit to China International Marine Containers, a spokesman for the...

IMO Assembly adopted amendment to the IMO Convention

The IMO Assembly has adopted amendments to the IMO Convention to expand the size of the Council, extend the term of its Members and...

StealthGas announces nine period charters

STEALTHGAS INC., a ship-owning company serving the liquefied petroleum gas (LPG) sector of the international shipping industry, announced its unaudited financial and operating results...

CDP Confirms Euronav ‘B’ Score For Actions Against Climate Change

Euronav NV announced that it has been awarded a B score for taking coordinated action on climate issues by the Carbon Disclosure Project (CDP)....

Baltic index ends 10-day winning streak as rates for larger vessels slip

The Baltic Exchange’s dry bulk sea freight index ended a 10-session winning streak on Thursday, as rates of the larger segments, capesize and panamax,...

Costamare orders eight containerships

Costamare announced today: • The execution of two shipbuilding contracts for containerships, • The exercise of options, under a legally binding option agreement, for six additional...

Cosco Shipping, PetroChina return to Hudong Zhonghua for LNG carriers

Cosco Shipping and PetroChina International have ordered three 174,000 cu m LNG carriers from Hudong Zhonghua Shipbuilding. The three LNG vessels will be 295 metres...

Eagle Bulk Shipping partners with Goodfuels to take on biofuels

Eagle Bulk Shipping has successfully completed a fossil-free voyage in partnership with transport biofuels provider GoodFuels. The 63,529 DWT bulk carrier Sydney Eagle was bunkered...

InfraCo Africa: Work set to start on pioneering freight ferry

InfraCo Africa, part of the Private Infrastructure Development Group (PIDG), and Grindrod have now commissioned SECO Marine, an affiliate company of Mombasa-based Shipyard, Southern...

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Capital Maritime Finance: Strong investor response opens a new chapter for shipping in Athens

Capital Maritime Finance Corp. (CMF) has successfully completed its public offering, attracting exceptionally strong interest. Total bids amounted to approximately €1.1 billion, making the offering...

Nordea posts 3Q2026 financial results

Nordea released its third-quarter financial results.

TORM upgrades full-year guidance

TORM plc announced that, based on the Company's current coverage and expectations for continued market strength during the remainder of the fourth quarter of...

OOIL announces operational update for the 3rd quarter 2026

​​​​​​Orient Overseas (International) Limited announces operational update for the 3rd quarter 2026.

Capital Maritime Finance launches its IPO on Tuesday; aims to raise €300 million

The public offering for the listing of Capital Maritime Finance Corp on Euronext Athens opens on Tuesday and will run until Thursday, 15 October. The...

Hormuz shipping disruption is starting to hit harvests, UN agency says

The impact of the disruption to shipping through the Strait of Hormuz is already...

Maritime piracy incidents remain at historic lows despite Somali piracy concerns

The ICC International Maritime Bureau (IMB) has reported the lowest level (51) of piracy...

Bulk Carrier sinks weeks after deadly strait of Hormuz strike

A container ship and a dry bulk carrier have both sunk near the Strait...

ABS and U.S. Department of Energy sign MOU on maritime applications of advanced nuclear...

ABS and the U.S. Department of Energy’s (DOE) Office of Nuclear Energy have signed...

Saudi Arabia strikes Houthi targets as Red Sea war escalates

Yemen’s Iran-allied Houthis said Saudi Arabia was attacking the Yemeni capital Sanaa on Tuesday...

Piraeus Port Authority hosts Chinese delegation from ports, shipping and logistics sectors

The Piraeus Port Authority (PPA) welcomed a delegation of professionals from China’s ports, shipping and logistics sectors as part of a knowledge and experience...

A.P. Moller Capital agrees to acquire Portek International from Mitsui & Co.

A.P. Moller Capital has signed an agreement, through its A.P. Moller Capital – Emerging Markets Infrastructure Fund II, to acquire 100% of Portek International...

Georgia Ports achieves permit for 3.5 million TEU container terminal

Georgia Ports Authority hosted their annual State of the Port of Savannah event with President Kevin Price announcing the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers...

ENGIE and CMA CGM join forces to invest in biomethane production in Le Havre

ENGIE Group, a major player in the energy transition, and the CMA CGM Group, a global player in sea, land, air and logistics solutions,...

Port of Los Angeles sets all-time monthly cargo record

The Port of Los Angeles handled 1,042,652 Twenty-Foot Equivalent Units (TEUs) in September, the busiest month in its 118-year history and more than 20,000...