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Trump Weighs Russian Oil Sanctions Relief as Hormuz Disruption Sends Prices Soaring

U.S. President Donald Trump is considering easing oil sanctions on Russia and releasing emergency crude stockpiles as part of a package of options aimed...

Danaos adds two more newcastlemax newbuildings at Chinese yards

Danaos Corporation has ordered two more Newcastlemax newbuildings at Chinese shipyards, implementing a diversified investment program to build four ships. The company confirmed the new...

Capital Clean Energy Carriers Announces Changes to Board of Directors

Capital Clean Energy Carriers Corp., an international owner of ocean-going vessels, announces that Martin Houston has been appointed Chairman of the company with Keith...

ZIM Reports Financial Results for the Fourth Quarter and the Full Year of 2025

ZIM Integrated Shipping Services Ltd., a global container liner shipping company, announced its consolidated results for the three and twelve months ended December 31,...

Klaveness Combination Carriers fixes vessel on two-year charter

A subsidiary of Klaveness Combination Carriers ASA (“KCC” or the “Company”) has secured a two-year time charter for MV Bass (built 2021). The main terms...

Aegean Shipping sells tanker for USD 71 million

According to shipping market sources, Aegean Shipping Management has sold a tanker vessel for $71 million. Specifically, sources suggest the vessel in question is the...

Cancellation of 20 and 23 March 2026 – Celestyal Discovery

Celestyal continues to monitor developments in the Middle East and remains in regular contact with the relevant authorities in the region. All guests have now...

Port of Piraeus: 10 years of cooperation with COSCO SHIPPING

The port of Piraeus completes ten years of cooperation with COSCO SHIPPING, with the Piraeus Port Authority S.A. underlining, in a relevant post, that...

Second bulk carrier claiming to be Chinese passes through Hormuz

Another bulk carrier signaled it was Chinese-owned as it sailed through the Strait of Hormuz, the narrow waterway at the mouth of the Persian...

Tokyo prepared to release oil reserve amid Iran crisis

A senior Japanese parliament member said on Sunday that the government instructed a national oil reserve storage site to prepare for a possible release...

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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...