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Nordea shipping boss eyes deal pipeline stretching into the year ahead Clients focus on deleveraging and increasing flexibility, Bech says

Turkish owner Besiktas unveils $100m worth of product tanker acquisitions A pair of product carriers changes hands during a charter to commodity trader Trafigura

Dorian LPG hands out cash as analysts underestimate VLGC rate strength US-based owner says earnings have recovered after weaker November and December

US private equity giant Carlyle lines up deal for sanctioned Lukoil’s overseas oil assets Deal will remove uncertainty over tanker exports from Iraq’s giant West Qurna 2 field

Advantage Tankers returns to DH Shipbuilding to stack tanker orders The $85m price tag indicates a rise in newbuilding prices for the suezmaxes

Asian buyers looking to Iran to replace Venezuela-shaped hole in oil cargoes Trend could be temporary, Signal’s Maria Bertzeletou says

Norwegian bosses press flesh and green agenda in meeting with King Charles III UK monarch grants audience to touring party from Hoegh Autoliners and Skuld

Dividend, trust and upsized offerings: How Okeanis Eco Tankers became an investor favourite This week’s Steetwise looks at how Okeanis pulled off two equity raises in three months, as competitors …

Rising risk: Stolt-Nielsen spies trouble coming for product tankers Delivery slate is a major headwind for sector, according to Norwegian group

Norwegian sovereign wealth fund exits several shipping stocks as it reshapes $5.3bn maritime book Fund keeps large holdings in cruise liners as part of vast shipping book

Ioannis Martinos tells how Signal pulled off AXSMarine takeover in three months Businesses were well-matched, and the teams got along well, Greek tech boss tells TradeWinds

Trader Orix inks newbuildings through unique joint venture with owners and yards Pioneering agreement will see three ships delivered by 2030

Private equity firm HitecVision open to a shipping comeback Search is on for long-term infrastructure partnerships

John Fredriksen’s fortune swells to all-time high of $30bn Tanker tycoon is now worth 100 times more than when he took Frontline public

ONE optimistic about container market rebound despite dismal third quarter The postponement of the Trump administration’s shipping taxes is one factor keeping the company optimistic

Troim and Koch-backed start-up goes all-in on VLCCs in China Final two options declared, bringing Bruton's orderbook to eight big tankers

Royal Caribbean Group orders up to six ‘game-changer’ cruise ships and 10 river vessels Executives keeping details of new class of ships under tight wraps

World’s most valuable cruise company adds $15bn in market cap in a day Royal Caribbean Group’s shares jump by 18.7% on more optimistic 2026 outlook

Axpo welcomes its first LNG bunker vessel newbuilding to Italy Chartered unit due to kick-off operations in Genoa with a second vessel to follow this year

Liberia to impose carbon levy on shipping as global regulator stalls Third African country introduces a levy on shipping and aviation

Teekay Tankers pockets strong gain on sale of suezmax to Greek shipowner Ship sells for $9.3m more than a sister tanker in March

Large heroin haul found in paper rolls at German port Customs officials seize 400kg of drugs during an inspection in Hamburg

Tanker rate boom to kick-start fresh newbuilding cycle, experts say DNV executives explain their view on the market in 2026 and beyond

ITF staff plot strike over sacking of union activists London walk-out planned in ongoing row over victimisation at workers federation

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Heidmar chief Khanna turns to tankers after failure of boxship deal Greek operator's CEO tells TradeWinds he likes the look of wet sector for debut purchase

Mozambique LNG restart signal set to green-light 17 newbuildings Vessels for stalled east African project will have been almost 10 years in the making when they finally deliver

‘Partner-shipping’: Columbia chief O’Neil says ship management must evolve or die Insourcing, not outsourcing, is the key to prospering, chief executive tells TradeWinds

Stolt-Nielsen wants new partner to share Avenir’s balance-sheet drag Norwegian owner’s bosses explain why it is willing to sell 50% of the small-scale LNG carrier company

Three shipowners scoop charters for next Northern Lights CO2 carriers Four larger newbuildings scheduled for delivery on to long-term contract from 2028

Braemar hires veteran shipbroker as new boss of bulker projects in London The experienced broker and commercial manager set up his own consultancy last year

MOL and PSA to set up a ro-ro terminal in Singapore Operations slated to start in first half of 2026, subject to regulatory approval

Clarksons Project Finance plans expansion as it sees dry bulk and tanker opportunities Managing director searches for several new hires

Seized tanker captain released by French authorities amid sanctions crackdown promises Master allowed to return to vessel after detention on Monday

Seafarer dies in fall from Cetus Maritime bulker off Colombia Authorities say the bosun went overboard as his ship was underway off Buenaventura

JP Morgan confirms LNG newbuilding duo at Samsung Heavy Industries Large order haul seen for LNG carriers in January

Iran-held seafarers release sought by Egypt The Reem alKhaleej was seized in December over alleged fuel smuggling