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Intermodal Weekly Market Report [W44]

October proved to be a robust month for the LNG shipping segment, providing a welcome lift to spot rates, largely underpinned by activity in...

Iron ore extends losses on weak China demand, slow factory activity

Iron ore futures eased on Tuesday, extending losses into a third consecutive session, as slowing factory activity and weak steel demand in top consumer...

Baltic Index rises on firmer capesize rates

The Baltic Exchange’s main sea freight index, which measures rates for ships carrying dry bulk commodities, rose on Tuesday, supported by higher rates for...

Star Bulk: Μulti-year program to “green” its fleet

Star Bulk Carriers, owned by Petros Pappas, is implementing a multi-year program to “green” its fleet, through the construction of a new generation of...

Panama Canal bets on LPG transits to offset world trade slowdown next year

The Panama Canal expects an increase in transits of liquefied petroleum gas (LPG) vessels and carriers of some agricultural commodities to help it compensate...

NORDEN hires new Head of Dry Cargo

Christian Antonsen, currently Global Ocean Freight Director, Chartering, at agricultural firm Archer Daniels Midland (ADM), joins NORDEN on 1 January 2026 as new Head...

Seatrium divests non-core platform supply vessels for S$77 million

Seatrium Limited announced that it has entered into a binding agreement with Brazilian vessel operator, Posidonia Shipping and Trading Ltda, an unrelated third party,...

Aker Solutions extends role as Equinor’s inspection services provider in Norway

Aker Solutions has secured a four-year contract extension to provide onshore and offshore inspection services. The extension follows the customer’s decision to exercise an...

KNOT Offshore Partners LP receives buyout offer from Knutsen NYK Offshore Tankers AS

KNOT Offshore Partners LP announced that the Board of Directors of the Partnership received an unsolicited non-binding proposal, dated October 31, 2025, from Knutsen...

Nordic American Tankers places South Korea suezmax orders

Nordic American Tankers (NAT) has signed a letter of intent for two suezmax newbuilds. An announcement reads: "Dear Shareholders and Investors, This is to inform you...

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2020 Bulkers  – Transaction update

Reference is made to the recent stock exchange announcements published by 2020 Bulkers relating to the acquisition of companies owning or having contracts for...

Stolt-Nielsen posts USD 84.4 million net profit in Q3

Stolt-Nielsen Limited reported unaudited results for the third quarter and the nine months ending August 31, 2026. The Company reported a third quarter net...

Danaos Corporation declares quarterly dividend on its common stock for the third quarter of 2026 and an extraordinary special dividend

Danaos Corporation, one of the world's largest independent owners of containerships declared a quarterly cash dividend of $1.00 per share on its common stock...

2020 Bulkers – Board resolution to approve the issuance of consideration shares and private placement shares

Reference is made to the stock exchange announcements published by 2020 Bulkers Ltd. in connection with: the Company’s acquisition of AHTS AS (the “AHTS Acquisition“), the...

Capital Maritime Finance launches Greece’s first shipping IPO with exclusive listing on Euronext Athens

Capital Maritime Finance Corp. (CMF) is launching Greece’s first shipping IPO, with all of its shares to be exclusively listed on Euronext Athens. The move...

Three oil tankers hit by projectiles in Hormuz strait on Tuesday, Marisks says

Three Liberian-flagged oil tankers were struck by unknown projectiles when ​transiting the Strait of...

Macquarie pours more than $2 billion into Greek shipping

Macquarie, led by Marc Hari as head of shipping finance, has deployed more than...

Eastern Pacific Shipping and SUARDIAZ Group strengthen longstanding partnership with delivery of MV RS...

Eastern Pacific Shipping announced the delivery of MV RS Atlantico, marking a significant milestone...

Seanergy participates in Marine Money Week Asia

Seanergy Maritime Holdings President and CEO Stamatis Tsantanis took part in the 25th Marine...

EU’s Kallas says two countries may send ships to counter Houthis

Two countries signaled interest in sending ships to counter Houthi strikes in the Red...

PPA S.A. shows resilience; €106.7 million in investments

Piraeus Port Authority S.A. (PPA S.A.) announced its financial results for the first half of 2026, highlighting resilient revenue performance and a smaller year-on-year...

A.P. Moller Capital to buy majority stake in ports operator Euroports

A.P. Moller Capital, the infrastructure investment arm ​of Denmark's A.P. Moller Group, ‌said on Monday it had agreed to acquire a majority ​stake in...

Thessaloniki Port Authority: Revenue up 8.9% to €58m in H1 ’26

Thessaloniki Port Authority S.A. (ThPA S.A.), a member of the Core Network of the Trans-European Transport Network and a port of international significance, announced...

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...