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JP Morgan interests said to firm up order for three Suezmax tankers at SHI

JP Morgan-backed interests are reported to have firmed up a Suezmax shipbuilding project in South Korea, marking a new contract in the highly sought-after...

Dynacom takes Hengli VLCC orderbook to 16 vessels

Dynacom Tankers Management has signed a new agreement for the construction of four additional VLCC (Very Large Crude Carrier) crude oil tankers, each with...

NYK Group fully acquires Saga Welco AS, a leading open-hatch vessel operator

NYK Group has reached an agreement with the Norwegian shipping company Westfal- Larsen Group to fully acquire Saga Welco. Saga Welco, a Norwegian shipping operator...

Sovcomflot says 2025 net loss at $648.4 mln

Russia's state-controlled leading tanker group Sovcomflot said on Friday that its ⁠net loss in 2025 amounted to $648.4 million. The group's earnings before interest, tax,...

Energean: Strategic entry offshore Angola via acquisition of Chevron’s interest in two blocks

Energean announced on Thursday it would acquire Chevron’s two offshore Angola oil blocks for a base consideration of 260 million dollars. More specifically, the company...

Wallenius Wilhelmsen renews shipping contract with an estimated value of around USD 190m

Wallenius Wilhelmsen renews contract with a global automotive distributor with an estimated net freight value of around USD 190m during a firm period of...

Golden Energy Offshore Services: Sale of PSV Energy Passion

Reference is made to the stock exchange announcement by Golden Energy Offshore Services ASA on 12 December 2025 where the Company informed of its...

Yang Ming reveals 2025 financial report

Yang Ming Marine Transport Corporation held its 411th Board Meeting and approved the financial results for 2025. For the year, Yang Ming reported consolidated...

Enagás and Axpo launch new LNG vessel

A new state-of-the-art LNG bunkering vessel, the Alisios LNG, was launched at the port of Huelva in southwestern Spain by Enagás CEO Arturo Gonzalo...

Orient Overseas warns of Middle East risk after earnings sink

Orient Overseas International Ltd. warned that the escalating conflict in the Middle East poses further uncertainty to the industry, after an array of geopolitical...

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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...