Piraeus Chamber of Commerce and Industry joins the Waterborne Technology Platform

The Waterborne Technology Platform (TP) warmly welcomes their newest member, the Piraeus Chamber of Commerce and Industry, further strengthening the involvement of the significant maritime and industrial business ecosystems in the Eastern Mediterranean.

The 68th MedCruise General Assembly in Palermo: Celebrating 30 Years of Mediterranean Cruise Collaboration

The 68th MedCruise General Assembly, set to take place in the historic city of Palermo, Italy, from 9th to 12th June 2026, promises to be a landmark event for both the Association and the global cruise industry.

ICS publish Onboard Carbon Capture and Storage Review Report

The International Chamber of Shipping (ICS), publishes a report titled ‘Onboard Carbon Capture and Storage Review’. ICS commissioned Lloyd’s Register Advisory to undertake the study, and the detailed report focuses on up-to-date, high-level strategic guidance for shipowners on the evolving onboard carbon capture and storage (OCCS) landscape.

The Freight Market Is Not a Market. It Is a Game.

By Iakovos (Jack) Archontakis

Senior Maritime Strategy Consultant - Chartering Executive & TMC Shipping  Commercial Director

Where Strategy, Psychology and Invisible Pressure Determine the True Price of the Sea

For decades, the shipping industry has spoken of markets as though they were mechanical systems, governed exclusively by the cold arithmetic of supply and demand, as if ships and cargoes moved through a vacuum of pure logic, untouched by hesitation, ego, fear or timing.

Beyond Posidonia: Tracking the Pulse of Greek Dry Bulk Transactions

As Posidonia week drew to a close, it offered an opportune moment to reflect on activity levels in the dry bulk Sale & Purchase (S&P) and newbuilding (NB) markets during the first five months of 2026, with particular focus on the presence and positioning of Greek interests.

"The Freight Illusion: Why Ultramax and Handysize Markets Look Quiet Just Before They Move"

By Iakovos (Jack) Archontakis

Senior Maritime Strategy Consultant - Chartering Executive & TMC Shipping  Commercial Director

While much of the dry bulk industry spent the week navigating conference halls rather than freight negotiations, the underlying reality across the Ultramax and Handysize sectors continued to evolve beneath the surface.