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Baltic index hits 15-week high as rates of all vessel sizes rise

The Baltic Exchange’s dry bulk sea freight index, which monitors rates for vessels moving dry bulk commodities, hit a 15-week peak on Wednesday as...

Greece working on plan to further increase shipping competitiveness

The Ministry of Μaritime Affairs and Insular Policy has been taking measures and following strategies lately to make the Greek registry more attractive. According to...

Greek owners organizing European Shipping Summit 2025 special event

As part of the European Shipping Summit 2025 in Brussels, the Union of Greek Shipowners is organizing a special event on Wednesday 19 March,...

UK police arrest captain of cargo ship on suspicion of manslaughter over North Sea collision

British police on Tuesday arrested the captain of a cargo ship on suspicion of manslaughter as they searched for answers about why it hit...

Caravel Group acquire India’s International Maritime Institute

Dr. Harry S. Banga and Mr. Angad Banga of The Caravel Group announced their acquisition of the International Maritime Institute (IMI), India’s premier maritime...

Intermodal Weekly Market Report [W10]

In view of President Trump's declared intention to "Make America’s Shipbuilding Great Again," this week we aim to shed some light on the global...

Singapore iron ore rises on optimism for increased China demand

Singapore iron ore futures rose on Tuesday, driven by expectations of increased demand as steelmakers in the northern region of top consumer China are...

Baltic index extends gains as panamax rates climb

The Baltic Exchange’s dry bulk sea freight index, which monitors rates for vessels moving dry bulk commodities, rose for a fourth straight session to...

Himalaya Shipping: Conversion to fixed rate time charters for two vessels

The Company has agreed to convert the index-linked charters to fixed rate time charters for the Mount Norefjell and Mount Hua from April 1,...

Global Container International announces acquisition by Triton International Limited

Global Container International, a leading lessor of marine intermodal containers, announced that it has entered into definitive documentation to be acquired by Triton International...

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Samsung seeks $186 million from CMA CGM in landmark FMC complaint

Samsung Electronics America (SEA) has filed a formal complaint against CMA CGM with the US Federal Maritime Commission (FMC), demanding at least $186 million...

Safe Bulkers: Completion and pricing of private placement of common stock

Safe Bulkers, Inc., an international provider of marine drybulk transportation services, announced today that it has successfully placed 12,000,000 new shares of common stock...

Scorpio Tankers announces updates on third quarter 2026 TCE rates and time charter-out agreements

Scorpio Tankers Inc. announced today an update on its third quarter of 2026 average daily Time Charter Equivalent rates and that it has entered...

Block sale of existing shares in Klaveness Combination Carriers ASA completed

Reference is made to the stock exchange notice published on 2 September 2026 regarding a potential block sale of existing shares in Klaveness Combination...

Heidmar Maritime Holdings reports results for the second quarter ended June 30, 2026

Heidmar Maritime Holdings Corp. reported its results for the quarter and six month period ended June 30, 2026. Second Quarter 2026 Highlights • Total revenues of...

Seanergy Maritime CFO focuses on delivering real value in practice

Stavros Gyftakis, CFO of Seanergy Maritime Holdings and CFO and Director of United Maritime...

Hormuz shipping traffic in single digits, data shows

Vessel transits at the Strait of Hormuz fell ​slightly on Wednesday to seven, compared...

MISC launches Yayasan Maritim to shape a sustainable maritime future for Malaysia

MISC Group has launched Yayasan Maritim, Malaysia’s first dedicated maritime-focused foundation, to advance the...

Iran attacks US base in Jordan, ships near Hormuz after tankers sunk

Iran's Revolutionary Guard said it ​fired ballistic missiles at a base in Jordan used...

Samsung seeks $186 million from CMA CGM over container shipping disruptions

Samsung Electronics America has filed a complaint with the U.S. Federal Maritime Commission (FMC)...

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...

ZIM: Updated freight rates from Mediterranean & Black Sea ports

Updated Freight Rates from all Mediterranean ports & Black Sea ports to all USEC & Gulf, Puerto Rico, Canada, Mexico, Caribbean & South America...

Chandra Asri Group opens access to CPN public terminal

PT Chandra Pelabuhan Nusantara (CPN), a subsidiary of PT Chandra Asri Pacific Tbk (Chandra Asri Group), has officially obtained the Business License for the...

Direct traffic between the Port of Gothenburg and Asia increases

Cargo volumes at the Port of Gothenburg developed strongly during the first half of 2026. Container volumes remained at record levels, while rail, RoRo,...

PPA: New framework for investments in ports and logistics

Piraeus Port Authority (PPA) has expanded its scope of business activity following shareholders’ approval of amendments to the corporate charter, paving the way for...