Dry Cargo
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First grain convoy departs Ukraine
A first convoy is headed out of Ukrainian waters this morning bringing urgently needed grain out of the country. Three…
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S&P Dow Jones Indices launches dry bulk index series
S&P Dow Jones Indices has launched the S&P GSCI Freight Index Series, as an expansion of its single-commodity offering of…
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Coal scramble tipped to intensify in the coming months
While gas and oil might have garnered more headlines, the commodity that has seen the greatest changes in seaborne trades…
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First inbound ship for Ukraine seaport passes Rhodes
The first ship inbound for a Ukrainian seaport in many months passed Rhodes in southern Greece this morning en route…
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Vintage handies in demand to shift grain out of the Black Sea
While it is becoming clear that sales in dry cargo are cooling off, one size and one region stand out in…
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Wah Kwong explores carbon capture on bulkers
Hong Kong-based owner Wah Kwong Maritime Transport has teamed up with French class society Bureau Veritas and Shanghai Qiyao Environmental…
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Diana Shipping fixes kamsarmax at lower rate
Diana Shipping has sealed a new time charter contract with Tata NYK Shipping, a joint venture between Indian steel major…
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First bulk carrier departs Odesa
The 29,292 dwt bulk carrier departed from the port of Odesa this morning, becoming the trial first vessel to transit…
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K Line seals significant charters with Indian steel mill
Japan’s Kawasaki Kisen Kaisha (K Line) has signed a series of landmark consecutive voyage charter agreements (CVCs) with one of…
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Louis Dreyfus Armateurs offloads 13 bulkers
Louis Dreyfus Armateurs (LDA) is selling its fleet of handysize and supramax bulk carriers for an undisclosed sum. The French…
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Pacific Rim beefs up fleet
Low-profile Chinese bulker player Pacific Rim is behind one of the few modern transactions made this week in dry cargo…
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First ship readies for departure from Ukrainian seaport of Chornomorsk
The 41,550 dwt bulk carrier (pictured above and below) is readying to depart Ukraine’s port of Chornomorsk today, the first…
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How EEXI and CII will impact global fleet dynamics
With 156 days to go until their implementation, the debate about the International Maritime Organization’s upcoming Energy Efficient Existing Ship…
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Deal reached to move Guinea’s giant iron ore project ahead
Rio Tinto’s Guinea subsidiary has formed a railway and port joint venture with Winning Consortium Simandou (WCS) and the military…
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First ship built on the Great Lakes for 35 years makes maiden voyage
The 639-foot , the first Great Lakes freighter in nearly 40 years, embarked on its maiden voyage on Wednesday from…
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Pilbara Ports Authority eyes ammonia bunkering
Pilbara Ports Authority (PPA) has teamed up with Norway’s Yara Clean Ammonia to jointly facilitate the uptake of clean ammonia…
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Shipping waits for answers out of the Black Sea
Preparations are still underway to get Ukrainian grain shipments exported across the Black Sea, but international shipping still has many…
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‘Bulk carriers have a pronounced case of the mid-year blues’
Splash Extra identifies the reasons for the current lull in the markets. Bulk carrier freight rates have increased in June…
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Navios Partners takes 36 bulkers from parent for $835m
Navios Maritime Partners is buying the 36-vessel dry bulk fleet from parent Navios Maritime Holdings for $835m, including the assumption…
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All eyes on Chornomorsk for signs of grain movement out of the Black Sea
Those involved in the global transport of grain are watching the port of Chornomorsk, southwest of Odesa, closely today, looking…
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