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Greek-owned fleet remains a leading maritime force

The Greek-owned fleet remains the leading maritime power with 5,700 ships. It represents 20% of the global fleet and 61% of the European Union...

Iron ore gains on firm demand, healthy steel margins

Iron ore futures prices climbed on Monday, helped by firm near-term demand, falling portside stocks and healthy steel margins in top consumer China, although...

Baltic index slips to over two-week low

The Baltic Exchange’s main sea freight index, which measures rates for ships carrying dry bulk commodities, fell to a more than two-week low on...

Shipping tycoon Aponte’s TiL gets $2.5 Billion in private debt

Terminal Investment, the port operator controlled by Italian billionaire Gianluigi Aponte, raised $2.5 billion through a privately-placed bond sale. The debt sale by the company,...

South Korea, US agree to 15% tariff rate; shipbuilding central to deal

South Korea and the United States have reached a trade agreement setting the new US tariff rate at 15%, down from the previously announced...

Sapura Energy Berhad is now officially Vantris Energy Berhad

Sapura Energy Berhad has officially changed its name to Vantris Energy Berhad, to reflect the cumulative effort the Company has made in its corporate...

DOF Group ASA – Two long-term AHTS contracts in Brazil

DOF Group ASA announced two new contracts in Brazil.Skandi Fluminense, a 2007 Brazilian-built anchor handling tug supply (AHTS) vessel with 211t bollard pull, and...

Schoeller orders 1,900 TEU containership in China

Huangpu Wenchong Shipbuilding, a subsidiary of China State Shipbuilding Corporation (CSSC), and Schoeller Holdings have signed a construction contract for two 1,900 TEU container...

Dorian LPG declares irregular cash dividend of $0.60 per share and announces first quarter fiscal year 2026 financial results

Dorian LPG, a leading owner and operator of modern very large gas carriers, announced that its Board of Directors has declared an irregular cash...

Nexans and Crowley Wind Services Partner to Develop and Operate First-of-its-Kind Cable Lay Barge

Nexans, a leader in the world’s energy transition which invested in the U.S. with its subsea transmission cable manufacturing facility in South Carolina, today...

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Subsea 7 S.A. announces first quarter 2026 results

Subsea 7 S.A announced results of Subsea7 Group (the Group, Subsea7) for the first quarter which ended 31 March 2026.  Highlights   • First quarter Adjusted EBITDA...

Pacific International lines delivers resilient earnings in FY2025

PIL Pte Ltd announced its financial results for the fiscal year ended 31 December 2025. The Group delivered net profit after tax of US$1.04...

ONE delivers profitable full-year result, despite volatility

Ocean Network Express has announced its financial results for FY2025 (April 2025 to March 2026). Revenue for 4Q FY2025 was US$4,042 million, bringing the total...

MOL sees sharp net profit drop

Mitsui O.S.K. Lines (MOL) has reported net profit attributable to shareholders amounting to JPY 213.2bn ($1.3bn), down 49.9% from JPY 425.4bn a year earlier. Ordinary...

Costamare orders 16 containerships in China; posts USD 75 mln net income in Q1

Costamare Inc. reported unaudited financial results for the first quarter ended March 31, 2026 (“Q1 2026”).

Celestyal launches one-day flash sale with fares from 179€

Celestyal has announced a one-day-only flash sale, offering limited-time fares across a selection of...

Tamara de Gruyter, President, Wärtsilä Energy Storage and Executive Vice President to continue her...

Tamara de Gruyter, President, Wärtsilä Energy Storage and Executive Vice President, and a member...

Celestyal launches ‘The Iconic Sale’ with fares from €499

Celestyal has launched its new ‘Iconic Sale’, offering savings across its full Mediterranean and...

Seafarer shares first-hand account with IMO about being stranded in the Persian Gulf

IMO Secretary-General Arsenio Dominguez has called on all Member States to support efforts to...

Columbia Group names Andreas Hadjipetrou new CEO

Columbia Group has appointed Andreas Hadjipetrou as its new Chief Executive Officer, with Demetris...

PPA: Investment of 3.25 million euros

Piraeus Port Authority S.A. (PPA) announced the launch of works for the development of a new park featuring a model playground and a cycling...

Piraeus Port is resilient – Record performance and investments of 1.4 billion euros

The resilience and growth prospects of the Port of Piraeus, despite heightened geopolitical turbulence affecting shipping and transport, were highlighted by the Deputy CEO...

Panama Canal says $1 million-plus auction slots reflect temporary surge in demand

The Panama Canal Authority said on Thursday that some ships had recently paid more than $1 million for crossing slots at auction, but ​said...

Throughput in the port of Rotterdam remains stable, with a slight decline of 0.7%

Throughput at the port of Rotterdam fell slightly by 0.7% in the first quarter of 2026 compared with the same period last year. Throughput...

High-level meeting on European strategies for the maritime industry and ports

A high-level meeting on the implementation of the European Maritime Industrial Strategy and the European Ports Strategy will be hosted in Athens on April...