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Dry bulk: profits surge to multi-year highs as pandemic related demand & disruptions linger

Heading into the seasonally strongest part of the year, dry bulk owners have already enjoyed a very profitable year with the temporary factors helping...

Seanergy Takes Delivery of its 17th Capesize

Seanergy announced that it took delivery of the previously-announced Capesize vessel acquisition, the M/V Worldship. The Vessel is a 181,415 dwt Capesize bulk carrier,...

Petrobras puts Urugua and Tambau oilfields up for sale

Brazil's state-run oil company Petrobras said on Wednesday it has put up for sale its Urugua and Tambau oilfields, both located in the Santos...

HHI proves popular as retail investors get their chance

The two-day public subscription period for Hyundai Heavy Industries’ (HHI) initial public offering (IPO) began Tuesday with the company attracting over 5.5 trillion won...

Yang Ming Adds One More 11,000 TEU Ship to Upgrade Trans-Pacific Service

Yang Ming will add one more new 11,000 TEU container vessel, ‘YM Topmost’. The vessel chartered from Shoei Kisen Kaisha, Ltd. and built by...

Piraeus port refilled with vitality under BRI cooperation – report

Over a decade ago, when Greece was trapped in a severe debt crisis and close to bankruptcy, Piraeus was still a decaying port standing...

China’s August soybean imports fall on flat demand

China’s soybean imports fell in August from the same month a year ago, customs data showed on Tuesday, as low crushing margins and high...

Euroseas: Charter Contract for M/V Synergy Oakland

Euroseas announced a new time charter contract for its container vessel M/V Synergy Oakland. Specifically, M/V Synergy Oakland, a 4,250 TEU vessel built in...

Wilhelmsen Ship Management moves JV from Cyprus to Athens

The relocation of Diana Wilhelmsen Management Limited (DWM) from Cyprus to Athens was announced by Wilhelmsen Ship Management (WSM). Wilhelmsen Ship Management, a company of...

Euroseas Announces Acquisition of 1,740 TEU Containership & 3-year Charter

Euroseas, an owner and operator of container carrier vessels and provider of seaborne transportation for containerized cargoes, announced announced that it has agreed to...

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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...

Diana Shipping Inc. announces extension of tender offer for all outstanding shares of Genco Shipping & Trading

Diana Shipping Inc., a global shipping company specializing in the ownership and bareboat charter-in of dry bulk vessels that is the largest shareholder of...

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,...

IMO Council reaffirms commitment to protecting vital shipping lanes

The Council of the International Maritime Organization has concluded its 137th session by reaffirming...

Hormuz traffic slows to multi-week low as renewed US, Iran strikes raise safety risk

The number of vessels transiting the Strait of Hormuz fell to multi-week lows on...

Russia says Ukraine struck tanker in Sea of Azov

A Ukrainian drone struck a tanker as it ​was entering the Azov-Black Sea ‌Canal,...

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,...

Hapag-Lloyd uses shore power in the Port of Hamburg

Hapag-Lloyd, the world’s fifth-largest container shipping company, has signed an agreement with the Hamburg Port Authority (HPA) on the use of shore power in...

DP World drives record efficiency and vessel performance at DAR Es Salaam port

DP World Dar Es Salaam has achieved record vessel performance and reduced cargo discharge times by more than 90% at the Port of Dar...

Piraeus Container Terminal marks 16 years, reports rise in cargo volumes

Piraeus Container Terminal (PCT) marked 16 years of operations, highlighting the contribution of its employees and partners in transforming the port of Piraeus into...

PPA S.A.: Gross dividend of 1.896 euros per share approved

The Piraeus Port Authority (PPA) successfully held its Annual General Meeting of Shareholders, in accordance with the applicable procedures, with shareholders representing 83.40% of...