Dry Cargo
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Dry bulk heading towards ‘sweet spot’: John Michael Radziwill
As most of the world remains in some form of lockdown there’s an alternative way of looking at this extraordinary…
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Weekly Broker: Vintage VLCCs dominate
The sale and purchase market in general continues be gloomy this past week especially the dry bulk market with April…
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Vetting storm brews around Fairweather Steamship
Vetting organisation RightShip has placed technical shipmanagers Fairweather Steamship from Hong Kong on its high risk list after the captain…
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Seanergy lands new capesize charter with Glencore
Greek capesize specialist Seanergy Maritime Holdings has sealed a new charter for one of its 10 capesizes and an extension…
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Splash Extra: Chinese ship leasing feels the heat
The precarious state of many Chinese ship leasing houses – and their heavy exposure to the troubled aviation sector –…
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Vale stops using converted ore carriers
Brazilian mining giant Vale has let it been known at its quarterly earnings today that it will stop using converted…
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Ravensdown Shipping joins TMA Bulk Pool
Melbourne-based Ravensdown Shipping Services, part of fertiliser giant Ravensdown, has joined the TMA Bulk Pool with its time-chartered ship .…
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New Swedish shipping line established
Skaw Shipping & Transport, a new Swedish shipping line, has been established with offices in Gothenburg and Stenungsund. The company,…
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Imabari presses ahead with project to build world’s first LPG-fuelled cape
Imabari Shipbuilding, Japan’s largest shipbuilder, is pressing ahead with plans to build a world-first LPG-fuelled capesize bulk carrier, with ClassNK…
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Sinokor sells elderly VLOC for demolition
South Korean owner Sinokor Merchant Marine has sold its 1992-built VLOC for demolition. Shipbroking sources said the 268,000 dwt Mitsubishi-built…
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Diana Shipping fixes cape to Koch
Diana Shipping has entered into a time charter contract with Koch Shipping for 2005-built capesize . The charter commenced last…
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Imabari emerges as major shareholder in Belships
The Higaki family, who own Japan’s largest shipbuilder, Imabari, as well as shipping line Shoei Kisen Kaisha, has emerged as…
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Pleiades exits dry bulk
Pleiades Shipping has exited dry bulk with the sale of two ultramaxes to Middle Eastern buyers. The Greek outfit has…
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Clipper Bulk cuts costs to combat coronavirus
Danish bulk carrier operator Clipper Bulk has announced initiatives to reduce costs as part of its measures to deal with…
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Chipolbrok orders up to four heavylift vessels at Chengxi Shipyard
Chinese-Polish Joint Stock Shipping Company (Chipolbrok) has signed shipbuilding contracts with CSSC Chengxi Shipyard for the construction of up to…
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Baumarine pool adds Shoei Kisen panamax
The Baumarine pool, managed by Klaveness and Marubeni joint venture MaruKlav, has been joined by Japanese owner Shoei Kisen. Shoei…
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Lasse Kristoffersen talks digital and life post-coronavirus
Lasse Kristoffersen talks digital and life post-coronavirus in the latest episode of the Maritime CEO Leader Series powered by Ocean…
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ASP Ships Group buys into Coastal Bulk Shipping
Australian shipmanagement and services firm ASP Ships Group has acquired a 50% shareholding in New Zealand’s Coastal Bulk Shipping (CBS).…
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Clarksons warns seaborne trade could contract by 5% in 2020, the largest decline for over 35 years
Clarksons Research has published updated guidance on the potential shipping downside brought about by the spread of coronavirus, warning seaborne…
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Gearbulk renegotiates charter rates with Japanese owners
Norwegian bulk carrier operator Gearbulk is renegotiating charter rates with Japanese shipowners who have their vessels on long-term charters to…
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