Dry Cargo
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Deeper channel to open in Baltimore today
A 12 m deep channel will open in Baltimore today allowing five stranded ships to leave the port, a sign…
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Geneva Dry Dialogues: Admaren
With Geneva Dry fast approaching, Admaren is looking to use the platform provided by the annual global dry bulk shipping…
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IMO discusses how to stem record cases of crew abandonment
The International Maritime Organization’s (IMO) legal committee is meeting this week in London and is discussing one of shipping’s darkest,…
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Transmed offloads newcastlemax pair
The first newcastlemax sales of the month are ticking in with brokers reporting Charalambos Mylonas-led Transmed has privately let go…
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Shipping hits out at scant coverage of hijacked crews
The world’s leading shipping associations have highlighted the inequality seafarers face as hostages. “The world would be outraged if four…
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Third channel opens in Baltimore
A third 6 m deep channel has been established through the downed bridge at Baltimore port providing limited access for…
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Belships expands ultramax newbuild campaign
Norwegian bulker owner Belships has expanded its newbuilding orderbook with two more ultramaxes in Japan, lifting its fleet to 40…
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Ciner bulks up with kamsarmax newbuilds at Hengli Shipbuilding
Turkey’s Ciner Shipping has added four kamsarmaxes to its large bulk carrier orderbook across Chinese shipyards. The Istanbul-based bulker and…
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Geneva Dry Dialogues: Shipfix
What do corn, coffee, the Venezuelan bolívar, and shipping markets share? According to Alex Stuart-Grumbar, head of maritime data products…
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Diana Shipping charters out capesize bulker to Bohai Shipping
New York-listed Greek bulker owner Diana Shipping has entered into a time charter contract with Bohai Shipping for one of…
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Geneva Dry Dialogues: AXSMarine
In two weeks’ today Geneva Dry, dry bulk’s annual get-together, will start with an entire afternoon dedicated to all things…
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Jinhui bulks up with newcastlemax charter
Chinese bulker operator Jinhui Shipping and Transportation has chartered in a vessel under a long-term deal for the second time…
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Genco slams George Economou as boardroom battle heats up
US-listed bulker owner Genco Shipping & Trading has urged shareholders in a definitive proxy filing to dismiss Greek shipping magnate…
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Eureka signs for cement carrier at Dutch yard
Eureka Shipping, a six-year-old cement carrier joint venture between SMT Shipping and the CSL Group, has contracted Holland Shipyard Group…
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Atlantska Plovidba adds to ultramax orderbook in China
Croatian bulker owner and operator Atlantska Plovidba has added another ultramax newbuild to its orderbook in China. The Dubrovnik-based outfit,…
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Consortium looking to create green corridor between North America and Asia
Companies from North America, Asia, and Europe have formed a new consortium which will work on creating a new corridor…
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Panama Canal Authority increases daily slots and maximum draft
Further evidence that the worst of the El Nino-led drought is over in Central America came yesterday with an advisory…
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HMM lays out plans to double fleet size by 2030
HMM, South Korea’s flagship carrier, laid out mid-term expansion plans yesterday which will see its container fleet nearly double in…
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Meriaura cites geopolitics in choosing Dutch yard for next newbuilds
Finland’s Meriaura has signed a contract for two general cargo ships with the Dutch shipyard Royal Bodewes for delivery in…
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Shipping braces for Israel’s response to Iranian attacks
Shipping has to contend with new danger zones following Iran’s attack on Israel over the weekend and the hijacking of…
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