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Dock Workers and Shipping Lines Widen Boycott of Russian Trade

Dock workers around the world are pushing to widen bans on Russian ships from their ports, moves that would potentially blacklist more than 1,700...

Sovcomflot Tankers Find Sanctions Refuge in the Bahamas

At least three tankers controlled by Russian maritime powerhouse Sovcomflot that have been unable to deliver their cargoes due to Western sanctions have re-routed...

Drewry: Multipurpose Time Charter Index Up by 1.7% Feb

The Drewry Multipurpose Time Charter Index increased to $10,987 per day in February, representing a rise of 1.7% compared to the 2.2% rise seen...

Iron ore outlook more bullish than lower China growth target suggests

China’s lowering of its economic growth target for 2022 to 5.5% seems at first glance to be bearish for iron ore prices, but there...

U.S., Europeans discussing banning Russian oil imports

The United States and European partners are exploring banning Russian oil imports, U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken said on Sunday, but stressed the...

Baltic index gains on higher rates for all vessels

The Baltic Exchange’s dry bulk sea freight index rose on Monday, helped by higher rates in all vessel segments. The overall index, which factors...

Eagle Bulk: Strong finish to 2021

Eagle Bulk, one of the world’s largest owner-operators within the midsize drybulk segment, reported financial results for the three months and year ended December 31,...

Russian Oil Tankers Rerouting from Canadian Destinations

Two oil tankers owned and managed by Russia’s largest maritime and freight shipping company, Sovcomflot, which was blacklisted by the United States last week...

Asian buyers grapple for wheat supply amid Russia-Ukraine conflict

Global wheat prices have sky-rocketed since Russia invaded Ukraine, disrupting supply from the world’s largest wheat exporting region while boosting Australia’s profile as markets...

European bunker markets feel the heat of Russian sanctions

Bunker market participants across Europe have turned cautious about sourcing fuel from Russia following its military invasion of Ukraine end-February, with many anticipating tightened...

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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...