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Hapag-Lloyd Posts Strong 1H2021 Results

Hapag-Lloyd published its figures for the first half year of 2021 today. It concluded with an EBITDA of USD 4.2 billion (EUR 3.5 billion)....

Shipbuilding: China accounts for 51% of new global orders in H1

China’s new shipbuilding orders accounted for more than half of the global share in the first half of the year due to growing demand...

Euronav: Positive Outlook on Medium-Term Tanker Market

Euronav NV reported its non-audited financial results for the first semester and second quarter ended 30 June 2021. Hugo De Stoop, CEO of Euronav...

Strong vessel demand propels Baltic index to highest in over a decade

The Baltic Exchange’s main sea freight index, which tracks rates for ships carrying dry bulk commodities, jumped to its highest level in over a...

Euroseas agrees 3-year charter of Diamantis P at $27,000 per day

Euroseas, an owner and operator of container carrier vessels and provider of seaborne transportation for containerized cargoes, announced its results for the three and...

Seanergy Announces Share Repurchase Plan

Seanergy announced that its Board of Directors has authorized a share repurchase plan. Under the Plan, the Company may repurchase up to $17 million...

Scorpio Tankers: Purchase of Call Options by Company President

Scorpio Tankers announced that the President of the Company, Robert Bugbee, has purchased call options on an aggregate of 100,000 common shares (or 1,000...

U.S. calls on OPEC and its allies to pump more oil

U.S. President Joe Biden’s top aides are pressuring OPEC and its allies to boost oil output to tackle rising gasoline prices that they see...

Ship sailing under Panama flag runs aground in Japan, oil leaking

According to Reuters, a Panamanian-registered ship ran aground in a northern Japanese harbour and was leaking oil, but there were no injuries among the...

Port Hedland Iron Ore Exports Up in July

Pilbara Ports Authority has delivered a total monthly throughput of 59.0 million tonnes (Mt) for July 2021. This throughput was a two per cent decrease...

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Hafnia Limited: Acquisition of an additional 1.7 million TORM shares

Hafnia Limited has agreed to acquire 1,700,000 A shares in TORM plc at a price per share of USD 34.00, representing 1.66% of the...

2020 Bulkers – Contemplated private placement

Reference is made to the stock exchange announcement made by 2020 Bulkers Ltd on 16 September 2026, where the Company announced a letter of...

MSC said in talks to buy German state-held Meyer Werft stake

MSC Mediterranean Shipping Co. is in talks to acquire the roughly 80% stake in German cruise-ship builder Meyer Werft GmbH held by the federal...

Greek shipping industry turns to Euronext Athens

The Greek shipping community is turning its attention to Euronext Athens. Safe Bulkers, owned by Polys V. Hajioannou, made the first move. The company pursued...

TOP Ships announces net income of $6.5 million, diluted earnings per share of $0.61 and stockholders’ equity of $76.7 million for the six months...

TOP Ships Inc., an international owner and operator of modern, fuel-efficient “ECO” tanker vessels, announced its financial results for the six months ended June...

At UN, 80 countries demand reopening of Hormuz, condemn Iran, Houthi attacks

Some 80 countries demanded the urgent reopening of ​the Strait of Hormuz on Thursday...

V.Group names new CEO

V.Group has appointed Shubpreet Singh as chief executive of V.Ships. Singh succeeds Robert Desai,...

Shipping magnate worth $13.5 billion rides AI boom with Nvidia

Maria Angelicoussis, the magnate behind Greece’s biggest shipping fortune, has scored big gains outside...

PIL announces planned leadership succession: Wan Chee Foong appointed Deputy CEO, to succeed Lars...

The Board of Directors of Pacific International Lines (PIL) announced the appointment of Mr...

ABS and lomarlabs team up to accelerate early-stage, innovative solutions for global shipping

ABS and lomarlabs have signed a Master Research Collaboration Agreement (MRCA) to explore innovative...

Piraeus Chamber of Commerce: More value created by shipping to flow into the city’s economy

Piraeus is not only home to Greece’s largest port, but also the historic heart of Greek shipping and one of the world’s major maritime...

Piraeus container traffic soars 18% in August

Container throughput at the port of Piraeus remained strong in August, with a significant improvement recorded at Terminals II and III as the global...

Port of Los Angeles posts best three-month cargo stretch in its history

Port of Los Angeles waterfront workers processed  955,907 Twenty-Foot Equivalent Units (TEUs) in August, capping the busiest three consecutive months in Port history. More...

ATI and DP World commission six new hybrid cranes at manila South Harbour

Strategic partners DP World and Asian Terminals Inc. (ATI) have commissioned six state-of-the-art hybrid Rubber-Tyred Gantry (RTG) cranes at Manila South Harbour (MSH), strengthening...

PCT S.A.: New customs licence for cargo arriving by rail

A step towards enhancing the operational efficiency of the Piraeus Container Terminal is the granting of an Authorised Consignee licence to PCT S.A. by...