PCT: 5 Scholarships for First-Year Students from the Municipalities of Perama and Keratsini-Drapetsona

PCT S.A. (Piraeus Container Terminal S.A.) announces the Scholarship Program of 2025 totaling €20,000 for newly admitted students from the Municipalities of Perama and Keratsini-Drapetsona.

The VLCC market has shifted gears in September

The VLCC market has shifted gears in September. On our Baltic series, the benchmark rose from about USD 45,155/day on 1 September to USD 87,532/day on 18 September — a 94% surge in barely two and a half trading weeks.

NAVIGATING THE CURRENTS OF GLOBAL SHIPPING

By

Iakovos (Jack) Archontakis

Senior Maritime Strategy Consultant & Chartering Executive

 & Commercial Director

TMC SHIPPING

19th September 2025

The global shipping market, like the oceans themselves, is in constant motion—its currents shifting unpredictably, creating opportunities and challenges for shipowners, operators, and investors alike.

Marginal rise for the dry cargo market

Iakovos (Jack) Archontakis
Commercial Director TMC MARITIME CO.

Dr. Fotios –Evangelos Karlis
Maritime Executive and Consultant

The dry bulk cargo market moved in the green with the weekly increase in Capes being double-digit while the other sizes had marginal fluctuations, compared to the previous week.

IMO CCC 11: Interim guidelines for hydrogen as fuel completed

The 11th session of the IMO Sub-Committee on Carriage of Cargoes and Containers (CCC 11) was held from 8 to 12 September 2025.

Digital Training Record Books set to transform cadet learning at sea

Paper Training Record Books (TRBs) will begin to be phased out and relaunched as a digital app this year, bringing a host of additional benefits to seafarer cadets, instructors and employers.