The Lloyd’s Register (LR) and five Greek ship owning companies have banded together to launch a global nonprofit Maritime Emissions Reduction Center (M-ERC) in Athens to optimise the efficiency of the existing fleet.

Feeder vessels have become the focus of short-term charters as liner operators reconfigure their Asia to Europe services around the Cape of Good Hope, requiring feeders for the Mediterranean region in particular.

UK-based wind propulsion specialist, BAR Technologies, and Spanish floating wind developer, Nervion Naval Offshore, have set up a partnership to manufacture, sell and supply BAR Technologies’ WindWings sails in Spain.

Four people died when a disgruntled former employee went on a shooting rampage at a shipping company in the southern Athens suburb of Glyfada on the morning of February 12.

Finnish manufacturer Norsepower has signed the largest order for rotor sails, 18 units in total to install on three cargo vessels for Airbus.

Four people, including an owner of the vessel operator European Navigation have been shot dead in the southern Athens suburb of Glyfada.

Furetank has ordered two more of its Vinga class tankers at China Merchants Jinling Shipyard, vessels which will complete its fleet renewal.

Broekman Logistics has announced it is selling the port terminal Distriport in Oostenhaven, Port of Rotterdam, to its neighbour CLdN, the Belgian-Luxembourg maritime and logistics group of the Cigrang family.

Houthi attacks in the Red Sea have driven a significant change in voyage patterns for products tankers on the trade between Middle East Gulf/India and Europe.

Prospects at the port of Piraeus are strengthening due to the expansion of its car terminal facilities.