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Contships signs deal with Hubei Guangji to build up to 30 feeder containerships

Contships Logistics, owned by Nikolas D. Pateras, is moving ahead with a major shipbuilding programme that could eventually comprise up to 30 feeder containerships. Specifically,...

Analysts raise 2026 oil forecasts on prolonged Gulf disruption: Reuters poll

Analysts have raised their 2026 oil ​price forecasts with benchmark Brent crude expected to average nearly $90 a barrel as disruption to Gulf exports...

IWS Fleet orders four Skywalker class CSOV newbuildings, with no new equity planned and ordinary dividends maintained

Integrated Wind Solutions ASA (“IWS”) announces that its subsidiary, IWS Fleet, has entered into contracts for the construction of four new Skywalker class Commissioning...

Aker Solutions awarded engineering and integrity contract by bp

Aker Solutions has been awarded a frame agreement with bp for the provision of engineering and integrity services across the company’s North Sea assets. Aker...

CMES signs 2.8 billion USD 25-year Simandou iron ore shipping contract

China Merchants Energy Shipping (CMES) signed a 25-year agreement worth at least 2.8 billion USD covering six very large ore carriers (VLOCs), locking in...

Höegh Autoliners and China Merchants Group formally sign landmark aurora class contract

Höegh Autoliners and China Merchants Group (CMG) have formally signed the Contract to build six additional Aurora Class vessels. The signing expands one of...

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...

Navios Partners takes delivery of newbuild MR2 tanker

Navios Maritime Partners, owned by Angeliki Frangou, has announced the delivery of the newbuild oil products tanker Nave Harmony, as part of its policy...

Oil gains after Trump denies he is willing to ease Iran sanctions

Oil prices rose on Wednesday after US President Donald Trump denied he ‌would be willing to ease sanctions on Iran as Qatar pushed for...

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Capital Tankers announces successful delivery of dual fuel suezmax tanker & new financing arrangements

Capital Tankers, an international shipping company focused on crude oil transportation, provided an update on its fleet and financing status. Delivery of Dual Fuel Suezmax...

Capital Maritime Finance: Strong investor response opens a new chapter for shipping in Athens

Capital Maritime Finance Corp. (CMF) has successfully completed its public offering, attracting exceptionally strong interest. Total bids amounted to approximately €1.1 billion, making the offering...

Nordea posts 3Q2026 financial results

Nordea released its third-quarter financial results.

TORM upgrades full-year guidance

TORM plc announced that, based on the Company's current coverage and expectations for continued market strength during the remainder of the fourth quarter of...

OOIL announces operational update for the 3rd quarter 2026

​​​​​​Orient Overseas (International) Limited announces operational update for the 3rd quarter 2026.

Celestyal announces new onboard offering for Western Mediterranean sailings

Celestyal has unveiled a new onboard programme for Celestyal Discovery’s first dedicated Western Mediterranean...

Greece and Japan enhance maritime cooperation

Minister of Maritime Affairs and Insular Policy Vassilis Kikilias held a series of meetings...

Iran’s guards say two tankers hit mines in Strait of Hormuz

Iran’s Revolutionary Guards Navy said on Saturday that two oil tankers had caught fire...

Iran urges US to accept proposal to reopen Strait Of Hormuz

Iran’s offer to the United States to reopen the Strait of Hormuz within seven...

Hormuz shipping disruption is starting to hit harvests, UN agency says

The impact of the disruption to shipping through the Strait of Hormuz is already...

AD Ports Progressing in Reducing Emissions Intensity of Operations

AD Ports Group announced the release of its 2025 Sustainability Report, in which it highlights significant progress in its decarbonisation plans, including a 6%...

Container throughput at Piraeus’ Terminals II and III rises 15.3% in September

Container throughput at Terminals II and III at the port of Piraeus rose by 15.3% in September, despite many containerships continuing to divert around...

Piraeus Port Authority hosts Chinese delegation from ports, shipping and logistics sectors

The Piraeus Port Authority (PPA) welcomed a delegation of professionals from China’s ports, shipping and logistics sectors as part of a knowledge and experience...

A.P. Moller Capital agrees to acquire Portek International from Mitsui & Co.

A.P. Moller Capital has signed an agreement, through its A.P. Moller Capital – Emerging Markets Infrastructure Fund II, to acquire 100% of Portek International...

Georgia Ports achieves permit for 3.5 million TEU container terminal

Georgia Ports Authority hosted their annual State of the Port of Savannah event with President Kevin Price announcing the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers...