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The company “STAVROS KASSIDIARIS S.A.”, believing in the equal supply of both genders at work, demonstrates in practice its belief in employing a large number of women in all sectors of activity which corresponds at the 30% of its potential.

TOKYO-Mitsui O.S.K. Lines, Ltd. (MOL; President & CEO: Takeshi Hashimoto) today announced that on January 7, through a subsidiary, it signed a long-term charter contract for six newbuilding LNG carriers with CNOOC Gas & Power Singapore Trading & Marketing Pte. Ltd, a wholly-owned subsidiary of China National Offshore Oil Corporation (CNOOC).

MSC CEO Soren Toft highlighted the importance of working together to achieve net decarbonisation in a keynote digital speech at DNV’s ‘Fuel of the Future Conference’ on 11 January, as part of the annual Nor-Shipping convention.

A new exciting venture combining a dry bulk operator and a pool has launched in Athens, backed by a range of blue-chip market participants.

Capital Ship Management Corp. ('Capital') and Heidmar Inc announced the formation of a joint venture combining the long standing commercial strength of the two organizations in the tanker industry. All 32 tankers managed by Capital will be joining pools operated by Heidmar.

As part of SSY’s continued growth and expansion plans, the new office, which is based in Glyfada, is being managed by SSY Dry Cargo broker Nicholas Vamvakaris and currently includes teams from the Dry Cargo division who focus on Cape, Panamax and the Handy Supra markets.

Tanker pool manager Signal Maritime has achieved a significant increase in its Aframax Time Charter Equivalent (TCE) earnings thanks to a decision to increase the share of the fleet which has been trading west of Suez up to 70%.


A leading group of progressive Saudi owners and operators have committed over 100 offshore assets to Columbia Shipmanagement (CSM) Saudi Arabia.

The Bahamas Maritime Authority (BMA) announces that it has signed an agreement with Ben Line Agencies to establish representation in South Korea, one of the world’s leading shipbuilding and ship-owning nations.


Festive and celebratory dishes can lift the spirits of crew members who are spending more time away from family amid the crew change challenges posed by the COVID pandemic.