HELLENIC SHIPPING NEWS Worldwide

What HELLENIC SHIPPING NEWS Worldwide does

Hellenic Shipping News Worldwide is an online daily newspaper and digital media platform focused on Hellenic and international shipping industry news, headquartered in Piraeus, Greece. Founded as a specialized trade publication, the platform delivers categorized editorial coverage across more than 30 news verticals — including Hellenic Shipping News, International Shipping News, Dry Bulk Market, Piracy and Security News, Shipping Emissions, Marine Insurance P&I Club News, Port News, Shipbuilding News, Shipping Law News, Commodities, Oil & Energy, and Stock Market News — alongside a deep analytical reports library covering weekly dry and tanker time charter estimates, vessel valuations, shipbroker reports, ship sales and shipbuilding reports, and a shipping glossary. Its technology stack is a WordPress-based content management system extended with native iOS and Android mobile applications, RSS feed syndication across every category, daily email newsletter, and licensed third-party data integrations that power live bunker prices (via BunkerEx / Nereus Technologies), Baltic Exchange indices (via Trading Economics), live worldwide vessel traffic, and live piracy mapping.

The platform serves a horizontal audience of shipping industry professionals — shipowners, operators, charterers, maritime executives, commodity traders, maritime legal professionals, and shipping-focused investors and financial analysts — providing them with consolidated news, market data, regulatory updates, and competitive intelligence that would otherwise be fragmented across multiple sources. Hellenic Shipping News Worldwide monetizes exclusively through advertising and sponsorships from maritime sector advertisers (international ship registries, classification societies, port authorities, maritime service providers, and ship-auction platforms), with all editorial content distributed on a free-access model. The website interface is augmented with Google Translate to support eight languages, reflecting an explicit strategy to reach a global shipping professional readership beyond its Greek core market. The operation is lean, with a headcount of nine employees, and shows no evidence of outside funding, M&A activity, or a parent company.

Name

HELLENIC SHIPPING NEWS Worldwide

Legal name

Hellenic Shipping News Worldwide

Website

https://hellenicshippingnews.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

2011

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

Hellenic Shipping News Worldwide is a Piraeus-based digital-first shipping news platform serving shipowners, operators, traders, and maritime professionals worldwide with daily Hellenic and international shipping news, market data, and analytical reports, monetized through advertising and sponsorships.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Maritime News & Information Services

NAICS

Newspaper Publishers (51311), Periodical Publishers (513120)

SIC

Newspapers: Publishing Or Publishing & Printing (2711), Periodicals: Publishing Or Publishing & Printing (2721)

akta.pro primary industry

Local & Regional Newspapers (Print & Digital) (MPAJADAB)

Keywords

• Maritime news
• Shipping industry news
• Bunker fuel prices
• Freight market reports
• Vessel valuations

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Digital Commerce or Content

Cost components

Personnel, Technology or R&D, Operations, Marketing or Sales

Revenue model

1. Advertising and Sponsorships: The platform generates revenue through display advertising, sponsored content, and banner advertisements from maritime industry companies including ship registries, classification societies, port authorities, and maritime service providers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels5 records

Core offering

Hellenic Shipping News Worldwide is an online daily newspaper publishing Hellenic and international shipping news across 30+ categories including dry bulk, tankers, containers, piracy, emissions, marine insurance, shipbuilding, and maritime law. The platform supplements editorial coverage with analytical market reports (weekly charter estimates, vessel valuations, shipbroker reports), real-time data tools (live bunker prices, vessel traffic map, piracy map, shipping stock prices), and mobile applications for iOS and Android.

Product overview

Hellenic Shipping News Worldwide is an online daily newspaper focused on Hellenic and international shipping. The platform operates as a comprehensive news portal offering real-time coverage across multiple shipping sectors. Its core offering consists of categorized news sections (Shipping News, Commodities, Oil & Energy, World Economy, Stock Market News) supplemented by analytical reports (Dry/Tanker Time Charter Estimates, Vessel Valuations, Shipbrokers Reports, Ship Sales/Building Reports) and market data tools (Bunker Prices, Live Traffic/Piracy Maps). The platform also provides mobile applications for iOS and Android, RSS feed subscriptions, and interactive tools like the Ship Risk Profile Calculator and Shipping Glossary. All content is available in multiple languages via Google Translate integration.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Shipping News Coverage Core news coverage spanning Hellenic and international shipping across categories including Hellenic Shipping News, International Shipping News, Dry Bulk Market, Piracy and Security News, Shipping Emissions, Marine Insurance P&I Club News, Port News, Shipbuilding News, Shipping Law News, Interviews, and Sea Tourism and Yachting. Targeted at shipping industry professionals.
• Commodities Coverage Commodity news including general Commodity News, Chinese iron ore and steelmaking prices, Freight News, Guide for Carriage of Hazardous Materials, and Ship Risk Profile Calculator tools. Targeted at commodity traders and market analysts.
• Report and Analysis Services Market analysis reports including Weekly Dry Time Charter Estimates, Weekly Tanker Time Charter Estimates, Weekly Container Reports Index, Weekly Vessel Valuations Report, Daily Tanker Market Rates, Daily Bunker Report, Cheapest Bunker Port Matrix, Monthly OceanScore Pool-Price Index, Weekly and Monthly Shipbrokers Reports, Monthly Ship Auctions, Weekly Demolition Reports, Weekly Ship Sales, Weekly Shipbuilding Reports, Marine Engine Specifications, and Shipping Glossary. Targeted at shipping professionals and market analysts.
• Oil and Energy Coverage Oil and energy sector coverage including Oil & Companies News, General Energy News, and Bunker Prices Worldwide feature. Targeted at shipping and energy industry professionals.
• World Economy Coverage Global economic news coverage including World Economy News and IMF/OECD News. Targeted at shipping professionals and financial analysts tracking macroeconomic factors.
• Stock Market News Financial market coverage including Stock News, Stock Market Snapshot, Daily Currencies Ratings, Hellenic Shipping Companies, Live Hellenic Shipping Stocks, Live International Shipping Stocks, and Live Commodity Trade Markets. Targeted at shipping investors and financial analysts.
• Bunker Prices Worldwide Real-time bunker fuel prices across major global ports including IFO380, IFO180, VLSFO, and MGO-0.1% LS grades, covering Piraeus, Istanbul, Fujairah, Singapore, Rotterdam, Houston, and Santos. Targeted at shipping operators, charterers, and bunker traders.
• Live Ships Traffic Map Interactive worldwide maritime traffic map showing real-time vessel positions and movements. Targeted at shipping operators, charterers, and maritime analysts.
• Live Piracy Map Real-time piracy tracking map displaying security incidents and warnings in maritime regions. Targeted at shipping operators, maritime security professionals, and vessel crews.
• Mobile Applications (iOS and Android) Native mobile applications for iOS and Android devices enabling on-the-go access to shipping news, market data, and reports. Targeted at shipping professionals requiring mobile access.

Quantifiable outcome

• Covers 3,151+ pages of top shipping stories
• +1 more outcomes

Named customers8 records

Segments4 records

Ideal customer profiles4 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Integration2 records

Feature4 records

Partnerships

Two partnerships are on record, tiered core.

• BunkerExcoreTechnology or IntegrationProvides real-time bunker fuel pricing data for the platform's live bunker prices feature, covering major ports worldwide including Piraeus, Istanbul, Fujairah, Singapore, Rotterdam, Houston, and Santos
• Trading EconomicscoreTechnology or IntegrationProvides market data including Baltic Dry Index, Baltic Exchange shipping indices, and market analytics for the platform's market reports section

Scale indicators6 records

Recent moves1 record

Expansion highlights5 records

Emerging players

• VesselsValue: Data analytics platform providing vessel valuations, freight rate intelligence, and shipping market analytics. VesselsValue overlaps with HSN's Weekly Vessel Valuations Report and market data features, serving similar commodity traders and shipowner customers with deeper data products.

Broad incumbents

• BIMCO: World's largest international shipping association representing shipowners, operators, charterers, brokers, and agents. BIMCO publishes industry news, market commentary, and regulatory updates, competing for the same shipping professional audience as HSN with broader institutional backing.
• DNV Maritime: Leading maritime classification society and advisory provider with extensive shipping industry news, regulatory insights, and decarbonization research. DNV's news and insights platform overlaps with HSN's emissions, regulatory, and shipbuilding coverage.

Direct peers

• Riviera Maritime Media: Maritime publishing group covering commercial shipping, offshore, and naval sectors with print and digital news, technical articles, and market analysis. Riviera's broad coverage of tanker, dry bulk, and shipping technology parallels HSN's editorial categories.
• Ship & Bunker: Maritime industry news platform specializing in bunker fuel pricing, market data, and shipping intelligence. Ship & Bunker directly overlaps with HSN's Bunker Prices Worldwide feature and commodity news coverage, targeting similar shipping and trading professionals.
• Splash 247: Digital-first maritime news publication covering container shipping, ports, logistics, and freight markets. Splash247 competes with HSN's International Shipping News coverage and shares its SEO-driven, multi-platform distribution approach.
• Maritime Executive: Online maritime industry publication providing daily news, analysis, and commentary on commercial shipping, regulatory developments, and naval affairs. Comparable to HSN in its broad news coverage of international shipping and professional B2B audience.
• gCaptain: Leading online maritime industry news and forum platform reaching a global audience of mariners, shipping professionals, and industry observers. gCaptain shares HSN's digital-first, SEO-driven content model and covers many of the same news categories.
• TradeWinds: Long-running shipping industry newspaper providing daily news, vessel sale reports, and market analysis. TradeWinds competes head-to-head with HSN across dry bulk, tanker, and container coverage, with a similar multi-decade editorial history and B2B audience focus.
• Lloyd's List: Flagship maritime intelligence publication providing daily shipping news, market data, and analysis. Lloyd's List is the most established and authoritative title in commercial shipping news, competing directly with HSN for the same enterprise and professional audience across global maritime sectors.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat3 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

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• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/hellenicshippingnewsworldwide

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Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

Funding detail is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

M&A

Investments

M&A and investment is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

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