Yuletide underway: When the global fleet carries Christmas across the world’s oceans

By Iakovos (Jack) Archontakis

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

While city skylines glow with festive lights and office corridors slow to a seasonal lull, the world’s merchant fleet remains firmly underway.

PPA S.A.: Significant distinctions by leading institutions of business evaluation and excellence

Piraeus Port Authority S.A. (PPA S.A.) has recently recorded a series of high-profile distinctions, confirming its steadily upward trajectory, strong financial performance and strategic commitment to the principles of responsible and sustainable entrepreneurship.

Dry bulk closed 2025 in a very "old-school" way

Dry bulk closed 2025 in a very "old-school" way: not through a demand explosion, but through utilisation tightening, timing and just enough friction to turn small shifts into big rate moves.

Celestyal celebrates Celestyal Discovery’s Arabian Gulf debut

Celestyal has held a series of plaque exchange ceremonies to mark Celestyal Discovery’s debut in the Arabian Gulf.

Charting the year end calm: A dive into the ultramax, supramax & handysize markets

By: Iakovos (Jack) Archontakis

 Senior Maritime Strategy Consultant – Chartering Executive & Commercial Director, TMC SHIPPING

Pre-Holiday Reset, Cyclical Softness, and Early Q1 Reality Check