Dry Cargo
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Q2 ship orders lowest this decade
The remarkably turbulent confluence of jittery shipping markets, tense geopolitics, encroaching environmental regulations and a slowing global economy saw recorded…
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Cape sales accelerate including Sanko’s last big bulker
Activity in the cape sale and purchase is boiling hot with three capesizes sold within a week and many more…
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Klaveness pulls commercial activities from Shanghai office
Norwegian dry bulk owner Torvald Klaveness has decided to downsize its Shanghai office to focus on operations, and will no…
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Janchart takes Ulises’s last ship
Denmark’s Janchart Shipping has added another handy bulker in a deal that sees one Greek company exit shipowning. Janchart is…
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Fully-laden cape makes landmark voyage to the UAE
The changing global trading patterns of capesizes celebrated another landmark moment recently. Kawasaki Kisen Kaisha (K Line) revealed today its…
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Castor Maritime raising money for fleet growth
Nasdaq Capital Market-listed Greek dry bulk owner Castor Maritime is looking to raise up to $10m, which it says will…
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Globus Maritime completes fleet refinancing
Greek owner Globus Maritime has completed the refinancing of its fleets of five vessels through a term loan facility with…
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Uniper signs new charter for Diana Shipping panamax
Greek dry bulk owner Diana Shipping has signed a new time charter contract with Uniper Global Commodities for 2014-built ice…
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New Shanghai owner plans to build 18 electric-powered bulkers
EVE Energy, a Chinese lithium battery producer, has entered into a framework agreement with Shanghai Hansun Shipping to jointly develop…
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K Line confirms new Taiwan shipping JV
Kawasaki Kisen Kaisha (K Line) today confirmed a Splash exclusive, revealing details of a new Taiwanese shipping joint venture. The…
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Six arrested for Fujian Shipping bulker gas leak incident
Shandong Rongcheng Procuratorate has arrested six suspects as investigations continue into a carbon dioxide leak incident which occurred on the…
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Ocean Yield acquires and charters back CMB newcastlemax
Norwegian owner Ocean Yield has agreed to acquire a 206,000 dwt newcastlemax newbuilding from Belgian owner CMB for a price…
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Grindrod Shipping seals handysize sale and leaseback
Nasdaq-listed Grindrod Shipping has sealed a sale and leaseback transaction with a Japanese shipowner for 2010-built 33,100 dwt handysize drybulk…
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Coastal Bulk Shipping secures grain shipping contract with Malteurop
Coastal Bulk Shipping has the signed a long-term partnership with New Zealand’s Malteurop to transport a major portion of the…
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Cargill takes Diana Shipping cape on time charter
Greek dry bulk owner Diana Shipping has sealed a time charter contract with Cargill International for 2007-built capesize . The…
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Weekly Broker: Dry bulk climbs higher
Positive performances recorded for all bulker segments have pushed the dry bulk index to year-highs this week, and sustained the…
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Splash Extra: Carbon offsetting in vogue
The bumper June issue of Splash Extra launches today packed with news, views and exclusives. The 15-page special takes a…
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Akij swoops for its most expensive supramax
Bangladesh’s Akij Group continues to scout for handymaxes and supramaxes. This week sources tell Splash that the group has dived…
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CSSC pays Klaveness $875,000 to settle ship quality dispute
China State Shipbuilding Corporation (CSSC) has settled a dispute with Norwegian owner Torvald Klaveness relating to deficiencies on a bulker built…
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Cleaves reckons five-year-old capes represent best bargain in shipping
A new report from Cleaves Securities suggests that buying a five-year-old capesize now could be one of the best investments…
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