Bulker prices continue to firm, with fresh secondhand sales showing a steady uptick in values. Both traditional owners and asset players are seizing the opportunity to capitalise. Several broking ...

The total number of secondhand boxships Mediterranean Shipping Co (MSC) has added to its fleet since embarking on an unprecedented buying spree in August 2020, largely in lieu of chartering tonnage, ...

Greek shipowner Harry Vafias is leading a fresh charge into the crude tanker sector with orders for up to six newbuildings at HD Hyundai, joining a growing list of compatriots expanding and renewing ...

Experts covering the Red Sea shipping crisis have advised caution over any swift return to the Middle Eastern tradelane. Yesterday, the Houthis officially announced that they have paused maritime ...

Thailand’s Regional Container Lines (RCL) has placed an order for two 14,000 teu containerships at HD Hyundai Heavy Industries, marking the first collaboration between the two companies. The contract, ...

Ahead of this week’s Crew Connect summit in Manila, Henrik Jensen, CEO of Danica Maritime Services, writes for Splash. Reports of seafarers being exploited by unscrupulous crewing agents always cause ...

AD Ports Group has struck a deal with France’s CMA CGM Group to acquire a 20% stake in Latakia International Container Terminal (LICT), Syria’s main container facility, for AED 81m ($22m). Under the ...

The threat of Somali piracy is re-emerging in the Indian Ocean, with recent incidents highlighting the increasing sophistication and reach of pirate groups. Yesterday’s hijacking of the Malta-flagged ...

US-listed bulker owner Pangaea Logistics Solutions has sold its oldest vessel, the Bulk Freedom, as part of its ongoing fleet renewal programme. The Rhode Island-based company confirmed the deal, ...

German shipowner Christel Vinnen, who guided family firm F. A. Vinnen & Co. into the container sector over 40 years ago and led it through decades of change, has died at the age of 90. His death was ...

JERA Nex BP, a joint venture between energy major BP and Japan’s largest utility JERA, has commissioned a new hydrogen bunkering facility at the Port of Ostend. During its demonstration phase in 2025, ...

EnBW and JERA Nex bp, joint developers of the Mona and Morgan offshore wind farms, have committed to invest over £100m ($131.7m) in Belfast Harbour, a key hub for the offshore wind sector in the UK ...