Dry Cargo
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Commodities giants commit to Geneva Dry
Geneva Dry, the global dry bulk event, scheduled for May 2 and 3 next year, is shaping up fast. Designed…
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Rare deal for young cape sealed
Herun China Shipping has sold a modern capesize, offloading the six-year-old, 181,100 dwt Herun Zhoushan for $41.5m. Greece’s Chartworld Shipping…
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Agribusiness giants to merge in $18bn deal
US agribusiness Bunge has agreed to merge with Glencore-backed Viterra in an $8.2bn stock and cash transaction.
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Procopiou’s Dynacom expands orderbook with VLCCs and bulk carriers in China
George Procopiou’s Dynacom has been hard at work putting its strong tanker earnings to good use, with both dry bulk…
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Master of wrecked bulk carrier handed suspended sentence in Gibraltar
The captain of the wrecked bulk carrier was given a suspended four-month sentence at a court in Gibraltar yesterday, accused…
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Crane collapses on bulk carrier in Turkey
A ship repair yard in Turkey will be out of action for a while following a floating dock accident that…
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Meadway orders handysize bulker at Oshima
Greek owner Meadway Shipping & Trading has contracted Oshima Shipbuilding for a handysize bulker newbuild, taking its orderbook at Japanese…
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MOL orders LNG-fuelled bulker at Oshima
In an all Japanese deal, shipowner Mitsui OSK Lines (MOL) is ordering an LNG-fuelled 94,900 dwt bulk carrier at Oshima…
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Cargo ship runs aground off Japan
A Japanese general cargo vessel Taisei Maru No. 21 ran aground off the coast of Kasaoka City at Kogochi Island…
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Diana Shipping clinches SwissMarine cape charter
New York-listed Greek bulker owner Diana Shipping has sealed a time charter deal with Singapore’s SwissMarine for its capesize .…
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Himalaya Shipping fixes two more newcastlemaxes
Tor Olav Troim-backed Himalaya Shipping has secured employment for two more of its LNG dual-fuel newcastlemax bulk carriers currently under…
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Hsin Chien Marine lets go of two ageing bulkers
Taiwanese shipowner Harvey Chiu and his Hsin Chien Marine have cashes in investments in the bulker market, pruning its 26-ship…
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Belships sells ultramax as another gets fixed on index-linked contract
Norway’s Belships has sealed a deal to sell its 2015-built ultramax bulker to an unnamed buyer while chartering out another…
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Transnet starts probe into bribery allegations at Richards Bay terminals
Transnet Port Terminals, part of South Africa’s logistics group Transnet, has launched an investigation into alleged corrupt activities taking place…
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Lepta Shipping signs for up to 12 kamsarmaxes at Yangzijiang
Bulk carrier orders continue to flood in. Tokyo-based Lepta Shipping has returned to Yangzijiang Shipbuilding, signing for 10 firm 82,500…
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Cape Shipping takes two Golden Ocean ships
The Andrianopoulos family and its Cape Shipping have emerged as the buyer of a pair of capes sold by John…
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Taiwanese bulker banned from Australia
The Australian Maritime Safety Authority (AMSA) has banned the Panama-flagged bulk carrier from Australian ports for 90 days over a…
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Ulrik Andersen steps down as Golden Ocean CEO
Ulrik Andersen has decided to step down as chief executive of John Fredriksen-backed dry bulk player Golden Ocean Group. Andersen,…
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Grieg Maritime signs for up to four ammonia-ready open hatch newbuilds
Norway’s Grieg Maritime Group has contracted CSSC-affiliated Huangpu Wenchong Longxue yard for up to four ammonia-ready 82,300 dwt open hatch…
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Seacon adds to growing orderbook
Hong Kong-listed Seacon Shipping has expanded its orderbook with a fresh deal for another newbuild in Japan. The Qingdao-based company…
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