Dry Cargo
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Oceanfleet picks up Interorient handysize
Greek owner Oceanfleet Shipping has added to its fleet for the first time in three years, according to brokers, with…
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Wisdom taps Onomichi for handy order
Taiwan’s Wisdom Marine has contracted Onomichi Dockyard in Japan to build a 37,000 dwt bulk carrier. The ship will cost…
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Louis Dreyfus initiates widespread cost-cutting measures
Don’t expect executives from Louis Dreyfus Company (LDC) to wine and dine you anytime soon. France’s top agricultural commodities conglomerate…
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CLIIN: Dry bulk shipping can easily avoid spilling 300,000 tonnes of chemicals into the world’s oceans
Simple measures could save as much as 300,000 tonnes of chemicals from spilling into the world’s oceans, according to the…
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Berge Bulk signs with SWS for up to four dual-fuelled newcastlemaxes
James Marshall-led Berge Bulk is in tune with what key clients are demanding – signing with Shanghai Waigaoqiao Shipbuilding (SWS)…
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Global electricity production from coal on track for record fall this year
Global electricity production from coal is on track to fall by around 3% in 2019, the largest drop on record,…
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Castor Maritime seals loan for further fleet growth
Greek dry bulk owner Castor Maritime has sealed an $11m secured term loan facility with Alpha Bank, which it expects…
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Maritime CEO Forum: Dry bulk’s slow recovery
Last week’s dry bulk session during the Maritime CEO Forum in Hong Kong covered plenty of topics. Moderated by Mandarin…
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U-Ming in for Oshima bulker newbuilds
Taiwan’s U-Ming Marine has managed to secure a couple of prized berths at Japanese shipyard Oshima Shipbuilding. Clarkson Research Services…
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Seastar sheds handysize
Traditional Greek bulker player Seastar Chartering has trimmed its handysize fleet down to six ships, disposing of the seven-year-old, 34,000…
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Diana Shipping seals new charters with Oldendorff and Phaethon
Greek dry bulk owner Diana Shipping has sealed new time charter contracts for two of its vessels. 2013-built post-panamax bulker Electra…
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Maritime CEO Forum: Paul Over’s shipping masterclass
The traditional start to any Maritime CEO Forum around the world is to get an analyst in the hot seat…
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Two in and one out at Wilson
Norwegian short sea specialist Wilson has announced the acquisition of two bulk carriers and the sale of another. The company…
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Birgitte Ringstad Vartdal to leave Golden Ocean
Birgitte Ringstad Vartdal, one of the most high profile women in Norwegian shipping, has resigned from her role of CEO…
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Diana Shipping post-panamax charter extended by Cargill at reduced rate
Greek owner Diana Shipping has agreed an extension with Cargill International for the time charter contract for 2012-built post-panamax bulker…
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Anhui Zhonglian Shipping orders four handy bulkers at Yizheng Yangzi
Anhui Zhonglian Shipping has chosen Yizheng Yangzi Shipbuilding for the construction of four 22,500 dwt bulk carriers through a tender…
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Maritime CEO Forum: Asset plays are coming to an end
The days of asset play in dry bulk shipping are increasingly over, according to a senior panel of shipowners speaking…
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Xin Yuan Enterprises confirms Shinyo capesize acquisition
Hong Kong-listed asphalt tanker operator Xin Yuan Enterprises has announced that it has entered into an agreement to acquire the…
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Zodiac Maritime pounces for bulker
Ofer Eyal-led Zodiac Maritime has emerged as the taker of Mizuho Sangyuo 2004 built, 203,000 dwt Azul Challenge, now renamed…
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Golden Union snaps up post-panamax pair from Noble Group
Theodore Veniamis-led Golden Union has acquired a pair of Chinese post-panamax bulkers from commodity trader Noble Group, according to brokers.…
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