Dry Cargo
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Genco sells second bulker to Monte Nero Maritime
Low key Greek tanker owner Monte Nero Maritime has snapped up its second bulker in a month, broker sources tell…
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JJ Ugland bulker crew abducted by pirates off Benin
The 2014-built supramax bulker , owned by Norwegian owner JJ Ugland, was boarded by pirates on Saturday off Cotonou, Benin.…
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Platts launches scrubber index for bulkers
S&P Global Platts is now publishing time charter equivalent (TCE) assessments basis 0.5% sulphur bunker fuel for scrubber-fitted and non-scrubber…
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First Steamship orders kamsarmax at Sasebo
Taiwanese dry bulk operator First Steamship has placed a newbuilding order at Japan’s Sasebo Heavy Industries for the construction of…
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Abo Shoten returns to Kambara Kisen for supramax buy
Japanese owner Abo Shoten, which this year is celebrating its 60th anniversary, has acquired 2016-built Tsuneishi supramax , according to…
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Oldendorff signs coal transport contract with Bangladesh Chinese Power Company
Germany’s Oldendorff Carriers has signed a coal transportation agreement with Bangladesh Chinese Power Company Limited (BCPCL). The agreement will see…
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Navibulgar orders six Great Lakes bulkers at Yangzijiang
Navibulgar, Bulgaria’s largest shipping company, has placed newbuilding orders at China’s Yangzijiang Shipbuilding for the construction of up to six…
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Fujian Yonghang Shipping orders handy bulker at Lixin Shipyard
Fujian Yonghang Shipping has placed an order at Fujian Lixin Shipyard for the construction of a 22,500 dwt handy bulker.…
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Weekly Broker: VLCCs jump in price
Tankers continues to be hot in the secondhand sale and purchase sector, especially the large crude tankers, despite the recent…
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Grindrod Shipping inks Japanese sale and leaseback
Singapore-based Grindrod Shipping is going to enter into a $10.3m financing agreement with a Japanese shipowner for its 2011-built handysize…
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Ningbo Marine eyes secondhand bulker purchase
Chinese dry bulk operator Ningbo Marine plans to purchase a secondhand handysize bulker for its subsidiary Zheneng Tongli Shipping. The…
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Splash Extra: Conservative mindset seen as a barrier to innovation
Shipping’s conservative mindset – especially among its largest players – is a barrier to innovation, the lead story on the…
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Swire Shipping and Lodestar partner up on breakbulk service
Singapore’s Swire Shipping has teamed up with Lodestar, the logistics and shipping division of New Zealand’s Oji Fibre Solutions, to offer…
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Maritime CEO Forum: The state of the world economy
Every Maritime CEO Forum always kicks off with a quick fire 30-minute Q&A where a top shipping analyst is put…
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Senior officials sanctioned for insider trading of Ningbo Marine shares
China Securities Regulatory Commission (CSRC) has announced sanctions on six individuals for insider trading of Ningbo Marine shares prior to…
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Explosion onboard U-Ming bulker kills one
A crew member was killed in an explosion incident onboard the 2014-built bulker on Monday. The incident happened when the…
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SSY teams with Ioannis Martinos to offer new dry bulk platform
UK broker Simpson Spence Young (SSY) is partnering with Ioannis Martinos’s Signal Ocean to give rival brokers a run for…
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Coal to newcastlemax opens new era for Colombian dry bulk exports
The 207,562 dwt has set a record as the largest vessel to load coal at Puerto Bolivar, Colombia, opening a…
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Wisdom Marine orders kamsarmax pair at Tsuneishi Zhoushan
Taiwanese bulker owner Wisdom Marine has approved a plan to order two 82,300 dwt kamsarmax bulk carriers at Tsuneishi Zhoushan…
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Franbo Lines confirms bulker acquisition
Taiwanese owner Franbo Lines has announced the acquisition of 2008-built 28,361 dwt handy bulker from Danish company ID Shipping, confirming…
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