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Trump demands other countries help secure vital strait of Hormuz

President Donald Trump said on Sunday his administration is talking to seven countries about helping to secure the Strait of Hormuz amid the U.S.-Israeli...

Vessel traffic through Strait of Hormuz fell to one transit March 12: CAS

Traffic through the Strait of Hormuz nearly ground to a halt March 12, according to tracking data, with just one vessel observed to transit...

Sale of HD Hyundai’s Gunsan dockyard gives boost to MASGA

HD Hyundai Heavy Industries (HHI) signed an agreement Friday to sell its dockyard in Gunsan, North Jeolla Province, to the largest shareholder of HJ...

JP Morgan interests said to firm up order for three Suezmax tankers at SHI

JP Morgan-backed interests are reported to have firmed up a Suezmax shipbuilding project in South Korea, marking a new contract in the highly sought-after...

NYK Group fully acquires Saga Welco AS, a leading open-hatch vessel operator

NYK Group has reached an agreement with the Norwegian shipping company Westfal- Larsen Group to fully acquire Saga Welco. Saga Welco, a Norwegian shipping operator...

Sovcomflot says 2025 net loss at $648.4 mln

Russia's state-controlled leading tanker group Sovcomflot said on Friday that its ⁠net loss in 2025 amounted to $648.4 million. The group's earnings before interest, tax,...

Energean: Strategic entry offshore Angola via acquisition of Chevron’s interest in two blocks

Energean announced on Thursday it would acquire Chevron’s two offshore Angola oil blocks for a base consideration of 260 million dollars. More specifically, the company...

Wallenius Wilhelmsen renews shipping contract with an estimated value of around USD 190m

Wallenius Wilhelmsen renews contract with a global automotive distributor with an estimated net freight value of around USD 190m during a firm period of...

Golden Energy Offshore Services: Sale of PSV Energy Passion

Reference is made to the stock exchange announcement by Golden Energy Offshore Services ASA on 12 December 2025 where the Company informed of its...

Yang Ming reveals 2025 financial report

Yang Ming Marine Transport Corporation held its 411th Board Meeting and approved the financial results for 2025. For the year, Yang Ming reported consolidated...

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Carnival Corporation outperforms guidance, delivering best ever revenues, net yields and net income

Carnival Corporation announced financial results for the third quarter 2026 and provided an updated outlook. All-time high net income1 of $1.9 billion with adjusted net...

Hafnia Limited: Acquisition of an additional 1.7 million TORM shares

Hafnia Limited has agreed to acquire 1,700,000 A shares in TORM plc at a price per share of USD 34.00, representing 1.66% of the...

2020 Bulkers – Contemplated private placement

Reference is made to the stock exchange announcement made by 2020 Bulkers Ltd on 16 September 2026, where the Company announced a letter of...

MSC said in talks to buy German state-held Meyer Werft stake

MSC Mediterranean Shipping Co. is in talks to acquire the roughly 80% stake in German cruise-ship builder Meyer Werft GmbH held by the federal...

Greek shipping industry turns to Euronext Athens

The Greek shipping community is turning its attention to Euronext Athens. Safe Bulkers, owned by Polys V. Hajioannou, made the first move. The company pursued...

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...

Qatar-linked LNG traffic through Hormuz strait picks up despite conflict

More QatarEnergy-linked liquefied natural gas vessels, laden and in ballast, have transited the Strait...

Panama Canal announces increase in draft and daily transit

The Panama Canal announced, through an Advisory to Shipping, that it will increase to...

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...