Moore Maritime Index (MMI) – 2025 Results

Moore Maritime Index (“MMI”), a database containing operating costs and revenues from more than 1,500 vessels, has been updated and is available with the 2025 data.

Explora Journeys and Fincantieri celebrate double maritime milestone as fleet expansion continues

Explora Journeys, the luxury ocean travel brand of MSC Group, today marked two important milestones in the construction of its fleet at Fincantieri’s Sestri Ponente shipyard in Genoa, Italy. The double ceremony celebrated the float out of EXPLORA V and the coin ceremony of EXPLORA VI, the fifth and sixth ships in the brand’s fleet.

Russian Diesel Returns: A New Atlantic Trade Dynamic

The latest developments in US–Russian energy relations could mark another turning point for the product tanker market, as Washington's decision to temporarily ease sanctions on Russian diesel opens the door to renewed trade flows between two countries whose energy relationship has been severely restricted since 2022.

Capes Lead the Dry Bulk Market’s Recovery as Freight Rates Regain Momentum

By Iakovos (Jack) Archontakis
Senior Maritime Strategy Consultant-Chartering Executive & TMC MARITIME Commercial Director

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Dr Fotios-Evangelos Karlis

Maritime Executive & Shipping Consultant

The dry bulk market showed signs of recovery over the past week compared with the preceding period, with Capes taking centre stage and providing the principal impetus for the broader improvement.

Navigating a selective market: Freight resilience, regional imbalances and the road ahead

Weekly Market Report & Forward Outlook | Ultramax & Handysize | Week ending 23 October 2026

By Iakovos (Jack) Archontakis
Senior Maritime Strategy Consultant-Chartering Executive & TMC MARITIME  Commercial Director

Executive overview — A market of two currents

The dry bulk market presented a mixed picture this week, with resilient earnings in several regions contrasting with emerging weakness across parts of the Atlantic.

«Shaping the future of cruise tourism in Greece»: MSC group’s cruise division in Corfu

On Wednesday, 21 October 2026, MSC Group’s Cruise Division hosted the event “Shaping the Future of Cruise Tourism in Greece” on board MSC Armonia in the port of Corfu.