Dry Cargo
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Søren Skou and Jan Dieleman stress urgent need for a carbon tax
The World Economic Forum held a high-level debate on shipping’s decarbonisation yesterday featuring Soren Skou, CEO of AP Moller Maersk,…
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Taylor Maritime Investments closes first day’s trading up 5%
Taylor Maritime Investments, the first shipping IPO in London for many years, closed out its first day of trading yesterday,…
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Three missing after Japanese roro sinks off Ehime coast
Japanese roro vessel sank early Friday after colliding with Korean chemical tanker Ulsan Pioneer off Ehime Prefecture, western Japan. Three…
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Splash Extra: The next decade of African maritime development
Asia has driven port development growth for most of this century. Is it now Africa’s turn? The May issue of…
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Chelleram busy rejuvenating bulker fleet
One of Hong Kong’s many conservative bulker owners, Chellaram Shipping, is quietly rejuvenating its fleet, both adding and selling ships.…
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Tufton to install Anemoi rotor sails on kamsarmax bulker
UK-based Tufton Investment Management is aiming for fuel and emission savings on its 82,000 dwt kamsarmax bulk carrier by signing…
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Splash Extra: Yards behind the steel price curve
Shipyards have failed to keep up with rapidly rising steel prices, which is likely to see newbuild prices jump in…
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Port of Rosario hit by another strike
A group of 11 unions that represent port workers issued a statement yesterday announcing a new work stoppage at Argentina’s…
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Seanergy takes fleet to 16 with Nissen Kaiun capesize buy
Nasdaq-listed Greek capesize owner Seanergy Maritime Holdings has entered into an agreement to acquire a Japanese 2012-built capesize for $33.7m.…
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Volume of ship orders at highest levels seen since 2014
Ship orders in the year to date are at the highest volumes seen since 2014 despite many owners having severe…
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Taylor Maritime’s oversubscribed IPO hits London this Thursday
The first shipping IPO on London’s mainboard has been oversubscribed, Splash understands. Ed Buttery-led Taylor Maritime Investments will list on…
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MOL orders panamax bulker for biomass transport
Japan’s Mitsui OSK Lines (MOL) has tapped Oshima Shipbuilding to build a panamax bulk carrier to transport woody biomass for…
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Cosco bulker spills oil off Sakhalin after fuel tank breach
A bulk carrier, identified as Cosco’s , had its hull breached during entry into Boshnyakovo Anchorage, western Sakhalin Island coast,…
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Nissen Kaiun cashes in with $33.5m cape sale
Bulk carrier prices continue to rise across all sectors. Last week all eyes were on the price Japanese mammoth Nissen…
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Strike hits grain exports at Port of Rosario
A 48-hour strike last week by tugboat captains and others backed up agricultural exports at Argentina’s Port of Rosario. The…
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Cargoes jump ship type in dry bulk sector
Dry bulk shipping has been playing pass the parcel over the past year with certain cargoes now switching to different…
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Handy sales proliferate
Sales from the handy sector are filling up this week’s broking reports as the sector is seeing the highest rates…
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Jinhui acquires supramax from Taiwan Navigation
Chinese bulk carrier operator Jinhui Shipping and Transportation has announced the acquisition of 2004-built 52,686 dwt supramax bulker from Tai…
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Genco adds another two ultramaxes
US dry bulk shipowner Genco Shipping & Trading has entered into agreements to acquire two ultramax bulkers under construction at…
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Diana Shipping seals kamsarmax charter with MOL
NYSE-listed Greek bulker owner Diana Shipping has entered into a time charter contract with Japan’s Mitsui OSK Lines for 2013-built…
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