Bulk Carriers News


Navibulgar Orders Up to Six Bulkers

Oct 24, 2017

Bulgarian ship owner Navigation Maritime Bulgare (Navibulgar) confirmed the building of another two high-efficiency up-to-date 45000t bulk carriers.  This deal is a continuation of the contract for four + two newbuildings of DWT 45 000 t…

Antwerp Cargo Volumes Surge

Oct 24, 2017

The freight volume handled by the Port of Antwerp continues to expand. After nine months the total this year stands at 167.1 million metric tons, an increase of 3.3 percent compared with the same period last year. Strong growth has been…

Scorpio Gets Financing for Kamsarmax Vessel in Japan

Oct 20, 2017

Scorpio Bulkers Inc announced that it has entered into a financing transaction in respect of one of the Company’s Kamsarmax vessels with unaffiliated third parties in Japan.   The cost of the financing is equivalent to an expected fixed interest rate of 4…

Rotterdam Boosts Container Throughput

Oct 18, 2017

The number of containers handled in the port of Rotterdam continues to grow. In the first nine months of 2017, the throughput of containers increased by 10.1 percent compared to the corresponding period in 2016, to a total of 10.2 million units (TEU)…

Bahri Reinforces Americas Commitment

Oct 18, 2017

Reinforcing its three-decade-long presence in North America, transportation and logistics firm Bahri took part in Breakbulk Americas, being held from October 17-19, in Houston. The Bahri booth at Breakbulk Americas was opened by Mr. Sultan bin Abdullah Al-Angari…

BBC Chartering, Jumbo Shipping Team Up in Global Project Alliance

Oct 17, 2017

Two market leaders in their respective fields, Jumbo and BBC Chartering have agreed to an exclusive strategic co-operation; the “GLOBAL PROJECT ALLIANCE”, effective immediately. This unique co-operation between two family-owned companies…

Cautious Optimism on Multipurpose Shipping: Drewry

Oct 17, 2017

Recovering demand for multipurpose shipping combined with improved market conditions for competing sectors will result in rising market share for the multipurpose shipping fleet and a recovery in freight rates in 2018, according to the latest…

St. Lawrence Seaway Cargo Volumes Buoyant

Oct 17, 2017

As marine shipping continues to support the growth of the Canadian and U.S. economies, St. Lawrence Seaway cargo shipments to-date for 2917 are 14 percent ahead of 2016 volumes. Total cargo tonnage from March 20 to September 30 reached 24…

Petroleum, Food Boost US Import Prices

Oct 17, 2017

U.S. import prices for September recorded their biggest increase in more than a year amid rising petroleum and food costs, but underlying imported inflation remained modest.The Labor Department said on Tuesday that import prices jumped 0…

Panama Canal Sets Record Annual Cargo Tonnage

Oct 17, 2017

Following the close of its 2017 fiscal year (FY17), the Panama Canal announced that the waterway welcomed a record 403.8 million Panama Canal tons (PC/UMS) of cargo in FY17, the largest amount of annual tonnage ever transited in its 103-year history…

Genco Opens Singapore Office

Oct 17, 2017

Genco Shipping & Trading Limited said it has opened an office in Singapore and has appointed Ivo Kempenaer as Vice President and Commercial Director, Head of Major Bulks. “Genco continues to take important steps to optimize our commercial…

Congo Lifts Ban on Raw Metal Exports by Chinese JV

Oct 11, 2017

Congo's government has lifted an order requiring a joint venture of Chinese investors to stop exporting raw copper and cobalt, the mines ministry and the company said on Wednesday. Democratic Republic of Congo's mines minister Martin Kabwelulu last month ordered Sicomines…

Clipper Bulk Consolidates

Oct 11, 2017

Denmark based Clipper Group said it will simplify its operational and administrative setup in its core business area, the dry bulk market.Clipper will concentrate its bulk business in Copenhagen, Houston and Hong Kong going forward, closing its offices in Stamford…

Port Manatee Breaks Container, Tonnage Records

Oct 10, 2017

Port Manatee has shattered prior annual records for container volume while also reporting its top year ever for total cargo tons moved in the fiscal year ended Sept. 30.           The Central Florida Gulf port’s count of 39,726 twenty…

Palau Announces Fleet Increase

Oct 05, 2017

The Palau International Ship Registry has recently seen a strong increase in its fleet size as more shipowners and operators look to become a part of the new breed of smart registries. As the Palau flag starts appearing on more vessels the appeal…

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