Finnish fuel and auxiliary systems company Auramarine Ltd announced it has appointed Henri Räty as director of engineering and products, based in Lieto, Finland. As a shipbuilding engineer with extensive experience in project management and technical engineering in the maritime industry…

Shipping company Castor Maritime Inc. announced it has secured charter agreements for several of its bulk carriers. The Magic Moon, a 2005 built Panamax dry bulk carrier, has been fixed on a time charter contract at a gross daily charter rate of $25,000.

U.K.-based classification society Lloyd’s Register (LR) announced on Thursday it will disengage from the provision of all services to Russian owned, controlled or managed assets or companies following Russia's violent invasion of Ukraine.The…

International maritime welfare charity Sailors' Society has created three bespoke peer-to-peer support groups for seafarers affected by the conflict in Ukraine.The unique WhatsApp groups build on the success of the Society’s existing peer-to-peer support groups…