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TEN Ltd. Holds Its Thirty-Second General Annual Meeting of Shareholders
ATHENS, Greece, June 18, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- TEN Ltd. (NYSE: TEN) (“TEN” or the “Company”), a leading diversified crude, product and LNG tanker operator, today announced that its Thirty-Second General Annual Meeting of Shareholders was duly...

Euroseas Ltd. Reports Results for the Quarter Ended March 31, 2025 and Declares Quarterly Common Stock Dividend
ATHENS, Greece, June 18, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Euroseas Ltd. (NASDAQ: ESEA, the “Company” or “Euroseas”), an owner and operator of container carrier vessels and provider of seaborne transportation for containerized cargoes, announced today its...

Oil tanker blasts off Libyan coast after visiting Russian ports
(MENAFN) An oil tanker carrying nearly one million barrels of crude oil exploded off Libya’s coast shortly after leaving Zuetina port and heading toward Gibraltar. The incident occurred on June 27, causing engine room flooding and leaving the...

Global Ship Lease Announces Results of 2025 Annual Meeting of Shareholders
ATHENS, Greece, June 17, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Global Ship Lease, Inc. (NYSE: GSL) (the “Company” or “GSL”) today announced that its 2025 Annual Meeting of Shareholders was duly held on June 17, 2025 in Athens, Greece (the “Annual Meeting”). At...

Okeanis Eco Tankers Corp. – New Loan Agreement
ATHENS, Greece, June 17, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Okeanis Eco Tankers Corp. (the “Company” or “OET”) (NYSE:ECO / OSE:OET), announced today that it has entered into a new $65.0 million secured term loan facility, to finance the previously announced...

Performance Shipping Inc. Secures Long-Term Time Charter Contract at US$23,750 Per Day With Mercuria for LR1 Newbuilding Tanker
ATHENS, Greece, June 17, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Performance Shipping Inc. (NASDAQ: PSHG), (“we” or the “Company”), a global shipping company specializing in the ownership of tanker vessels, today announced that, through a separate wholly-owned...

Star Bulk Announces Share Buyback of 1,985,169 Shares at an Average Price of $16.21 Per Share for a Total of $32.22 Million
ATHENS, Greece, June 16, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Star Bulk Carriers Corp. (the "Company" or "Star Bulk") (Nasdaq: SBLK), today announced that the Company has bought back 1,985,169 of its shares since March 31st, 2025 for a total of $32.22 million...

Euroseas Ltd. Sets Date for the Release of First Quarter 2025 Results, Conference Call and Webcast
ATHENS, Greece, June 16, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Euroseas Ltd. (NASDAQ: ESEA), an owner and operator of container carrier vessels and provider of seaborne transportation for containerized cargoes, announced today that it will release its...

Imperial Petroleum Inc. Declares Dividend on Series A Preferred Shares
ATHENS, Greece, June 16, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Imperial Petroleum Inc. (Nasdaq: IMPP) (the “Company”), a ship-owning company providing petroleum products, crude oil, and drybulk seaborne transportation services, today announced a dividend of...

Diana Shipping Inc. Announces the Sale of a Panamax Dry Bulk Vessel, the m/v Selina
ATHENS, Greece, June 16, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Diana Shipping Inc. (NYSE: DSX), (the “Company”), a global shipping company specializing in the ownership and bareboat charter-in of dry bulk vessels, today announced that it has signed, through a...

THEON accelerates strategic expansion in the Baltic Region
PRESS RELEASE Bloomberg (THEON:NA) / Reuters (THEON.AS) 4 July 2025 – Theon International Plc (THEON), a leading global manufacturer of night vision and thermal imaging systems, today announces a significant acceleration of its strategic footprint...

Over 100 City Leaders Gather in Vienna to Address Urban Challenges, Sharing Local Solutions with Global Impact
SINGAPORE, July 4, 2025 /EINPresswire.com/ -- The 14th edition of the Mayors Forum of the World Cities Summit is held at Vienna City Hall, Vienna, Austria, from 2 to 4 July 2025. It is hosted by the City of Vienna, the 2020 Lee Kuan Yew World...

Fernwayer Introduces Cultural Tours in Buenos Aires, Argentina
From photo workshops in La Boca to gourmet food tours in Palermo, Fernwayer’s curated experiences showcase the heritage and dynamic culture of Buenos Aires. SAN FRANCISCO, CA, UNITED STATES, July 3, 2025 /EINPresswire.com/ -- Fernwayer, the...

Ryanair Slams French Air Traffic Control Strikes
(MENAFN) On Thursday, Ryanair revealed that it had to cancel 170 flights as a result of a strike by French air traffic controllers, urging the European Commission to take swift action to safeguard overflights during national industrial actions....

Alessandro Vantini Unveils Nine-Hour Cinematic Epic: Thought is Blood Around the Heart - A 20-Year Journey
Visionary international award-winning actor, director, and producer brings philosophical odyssey to screen after two decades from book to theater to screen NEW YORK, NY, UNITED STATES, July 3, 2025 /EINPresswire.com/ -- The long-anticipated film...

OECD Inflation Slumps to 4 Percent in May
(MENAFN) Consumer inflation in the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD) area moderated to 4% in May, a decrease from April's 4.2%, as reported in new data released on Thursday. This marks the lowest inflation rate since...

THEON receives a new order from a Northern European country for the thermal clip-on IRIS -C and swiftly converts soft backlog to hard backlog
PRESS RELEASE Bloomberg (THEON:NA) / Reuters (THEON.AS) New order for several THEON IRIS-C thermal clip-on units, intended to equip the Special Forces of a Northern European country IRIS-C is gaining strong traction amongst customers globally and...

UNESCO Launches Groundbreaking Report on Climate Change Impacts in Mediterranean World Heritage Cities
UNESCO World Heritage Centre has launched a groundbreaking new report Climate Change in Mediterranean World Heritage Cities during a high-level online event attended by over 140 participants from international organisations, national authorities,...

Hormuz Closure Poses Risk to Global Economy
(MENAFN) The potential shutdown of the Strait of Hormuz, a major concern amid rising military conflict between Iran and Israel, could have serious repercussions for the world economy, Greece’s Minister of Shipping cautioned on Friday. Vassilis...

Highlights of Slovenia's activities in the UN Security Council in June 2025
SLOVENIA, July 1 - As one of the ten elected members, Slovenia presented a draft resolution in response to the humanitarian situation in Gaza. This resolution, which called for an immediate ceasefire, the release of all hostages and humanitarian...