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Jinhui signs contracts for three vessels

The Board of Jinhui Shipping and Transportation Limited announced that three wholly-owned subsidiaries of the Company entered into three shipbuilding contracts on 30 September...

BSM to manage world’s first ammonia bunkering vessel

In June of this year, Japanese trading company ITOCHU Corporation signed a contract for the construction of the world's first ammonia bunkering vessel. Bernhard...

SDHI and Samsung Heavy Industries sign strategic MoU to advance shipbuilding & maritime projects

Swan Defence and Heavy Industries Limited (SDHI), India’s largest shipbuilding and heavy fabrication company, has signed a strategic Memorandum of Understanding with Samsung Heavy...

Intermodal Weekly Market Report [W39]

 The crude tanker market in September saw a marked upswing, with rates rising to their highest levels in years. Rising crude imports from Asia,...

Iron ore futures fall on weak China data, but log quarterly gains

Iron ore futures prices fell on Tuesday, pressured by weak China manufacturing data, but logged solid quarterly gains as robust export-driven rallies in July...

Baltic Index hits over two-week low but posts quarterly gain

The Baltic Exchange’s dry bulk sea freight index fell to a more than two-week low on Tuesday as vessel rates declined across the board,...

Piraeus Port sees 1H2025 revenue & profit increase

PPA S.A. announced its financial results for the first half of 2025, reporting an increase in revenue and profitability, in a period that continues...

Solstad Maritime ASA – Contract extension for CSV Normand Ocean

Solstad Maritime ASA announced a 1-year contract extension for the CSV “Normand Ocean” with DeepOcean. The contract commences 1 January 2026, in direct continuation of...

Yangzijiang Shipbuilding bags eight contracts worth $567.6m

Yangzijiang Shipbuilding has secured additional shipbuilding contracts for eight vessels with an aggregate contract value of $567.6m (US$440m). In a bourse filing, the company said...

Carnival raises annual profit forecast on resilient cruise demand, high costs loom 

Carnival Corp raised its annual profit forecast on Monday, leaning on strong demand and higher ticket prices for its cruise vacations to offset mounting...

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Safe Bulkers announces strong results, increased dividend

Safe Bulkers, Inc., an international provider of marine drybulk transportation services, announced its unaudited financial results for the three and six-month periods ended June...

CMA CGM: Strong results driven by the Group’s agility in a volatile environment

CMA CGM reported its financial results for the second quarter of 2026, highlighting strong results driven by the Group’s agility in a volatile environment...

TOP Ships announces management estimate of net asset value of $359.2 million, a 24% increase from the previously reported NAV

TOP Ships Inc., an international owner and operator of modern, fuel-efficient “ECO” tanker vessels, announced that after taking into account the June 30, 2026,...

Costamare reports results for the second quarter and six-month period ended June 30, 2026

Costamare Inc. reported unaudited financial results for the second quarter and six-month period ended June 30, 2026.

Diana Shipping urges Genco Shipping & Trading to stop misleading investors and engage in good faith negotiations

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...

Oman proposes Hormuz management system with voluntary fees, source says

Oman has presented a proposal to Iran for joint regional management ​of the Strait...

Celestyal launches first Intern Conference, bringing the next generation closer to cruising and shipping

More than 80 participants have taken their first professional steps through the company’s long-standing...

Houthis say they attacked two Saudi tankers; Saudi Arabia says one ablaze in Red...

Yemen's Houthi militia attacked two Saudi Arabian oil tankers in a military operation, the...

Greek flag maintains top international quality rankings

The Greek ship registry continues to meet the highest international quality standards, consistently earning...

Three tankers carrying Saudi crude make U-turns in Red Sea after Houthi warning

Three oil tankers loaded with Saudi crude for China and India made U-turns in...

Piraeus container traffic remains resilient despite Red Sea shipping disruptions

Container traffic at the Port of Piraeus remained resilient in the first half of 2026 despite mounting disruption to global shipping caused by the...

Port of Long Beach, MARAD agree to test nuclear-powered vessels

The U.S. Department of Transportation’s Maritime Administration (MARAD) today joined leaders from California’s Port of Long Beach to celebrate a new partnership focused on...

PPA S.A. receives double distinction at the “Protagonists of the Greek Economy 2026” Awards

Piraeus Port Authority received two prestigious distinctions at the “Protagonists of the Greek Economy 2026” Awards, reaffirming its leading role in the Greek economy...

Port of Antwerp-Bruges stands firm in a challenging first half of 2026

Cargo handling declined by 2.4%, the market share of containers remained stable, and investments are bolstering the future. In the first half of 2026, Port...

PPA S.A. publishes 2025 sustainability report

PPA S.A. continues to invest systematically in the sustainable development and modernization of the Port of Piraeus by integrating Environmental, Social and Governance (ESG)...