Dry Cargo
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Trajectory of soaring newbuild prices divides opinion
The trajectory of newbuild prices which have soared up by as much as 50% in less than three years is…
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Diana Shipping fixes out bulker pair
Greek bulker owner Diana Shipping has entered into time charter contracts for two of its dry bulk vessels. The 208,021-dwt…
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Grieg Maritime exercises options for two more open hatch bulkers
Norway’s Grieg Maritime Group has signed an order for two open hatch vessels at Huangpu Wenchong Longxue taking its newbuild…
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Procopiou signs for more bulk carriers in China
Greek owner George Procopiou has added four more newbuilds to his growing orderbook in China. Procopiou’s dry bulk unit, Sea…
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Turkey’s Feyz Group returns to Damen for two more ships
Istanbul-based Feyz Group has returned to Dutch shipbuilder Damen for two more combination carriers. The deal comes hot on the…
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Radziwill’s GoodBulk shorn of ships, eyes ‘new opportunities’
GoodBulk, one of the most high profile names in dry bulk shipping, is now free of vessel owning. The John…
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Winning orders first VLOCs as Guinea bauxite trades leap
Singapore-based Chinese capesize specialist Winning International Group has placed an order at CSSC yard Qingdao Beihai Shipbuilding for the construction…
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Jiuzhou Shipping sells last cape
Sources tell Splash a Fuzhou-based owner, Jiuzhou Shipping, has sold the 176,000 dwt (built 2011) for $23m. The sale indicates an exit to shipowning…
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James Lightbourn joins Sterling Shipping as partner
Christopher Fjeld-led bulker play Sterling Shipping has welcomed James Lightbourn as a partner and chief financial officer. Most recently Lightbourn…
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Diana Shipping secures charter extension from Reachy Shipping
Greek bulker owner Diana Shipping has extended the time charter contract with Reachy Shipping for one of its ice-class panamaxes.…
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Maybulk sells kamsarmax to Tokyo Century
Malaysian Bulk Carriers (Maybulk) has offloaded its 2018-built kamsarmax to Japanese buyers for around $30.1m. The Petaling Jaya-headquartered firm said…
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Seacon books Namura bulker newbuilds
Hong Kong-listed Seacon Shipping is pressing ahead with fleet expansion plans having signed a fresh deal for two 40,000 dwt…
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No sign of resumption of Black Sea shipping pact
Despite the best efforts of Turkish president Recep Tayyip Erdogan, Russia has decided not to renew the Black Sea Grain…
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Vietnamese in for panamaxes
ITC Transport And Trading Joint Stock Company and Viet Thuan Transport have both tapped the market for vintage panamaxes. Few Vietnamese owners…
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Black Sea shipping set to dominate headlines this week
Black Sea shipping is set to dominate maritime headlines this week with the heads of littoral states discussing how to…
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Coup leaders reopen Gabon’s transport links
Gabon reopened its borders on Saturday, three days after closing them during a military coup in which president Ali Bongo…
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Eastern Pacific Shipping orders landmark ammonia-powered newcastlemaxes in China
One of shipping’s first movers when it comes to alternative fuels is being linked to another industry first in the…
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Beks takes Japanese-built capesize bulker
Turkey’s Beks Ship Management & Trading is pressing ahead with its fleet expansion by adding a 17-year-old Japanese-built capesize bulk…
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100-year-old ship grounds off Finland as master takes 40 winks
A 100-year-old cargo ship ran aground in the Åland archipelago off the southwest coast of Finland early on Friday morning…
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Panama Canal latest: how each shipping segment is being impacted
Vessels in queue for transit across the Panama Canal stand at 128 ships today, some 42% above the 90 average,…
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