Bulk Carriers News


G E Shipping Acquires Bulk Carrier

Jul 14, 2016

The Great Eastern Shipping Company Ltd. (G E Shipping) took delivery of a Secondhand Capesize Dry Bulk Carrier “Jag Anand” (2011 built) of about 179,250 dwt. The company had contracted to buy the vessel in June 2016. With the inclusion of the vessel…

MAN's ME-GI Engine for LNG-powered Bulker

Jul 13, 2016

Korean shipowner ILSHIN and HMD (Hyundai Mipo Dockyard Co., Ltd.) have signed a shipbuilding contract for a 50,000 dwt bulk carrier.Notably, the vessel will be powered by an MAN B&W 6G50ME-C9.5-GI engine, to be built by HHI-EMD who will also supply the ME-GI and fuel gas supply system…

Ruscon Integrates Terminal Operations in Novorossiysk

Jul 12, 2016

Ruscon is integrating its terminal operations close to the Black Sea port of Novorossiysk in order to increase the efficiency of the operation.Ruscon’s Novorossiysk and Yug terminals have been co-operating and using shared software since…

Oil and Shipping Markets on Edge After South China Sea Ruling

Jul 12, 2016

Global oil and shipping markets reacted nervously on Tuesday after an international arbitration court ruled against Beijing's claims across large swathes of the South China Sea, fuelling geopolitical tensions in the vital waterway. A tribunal in The Hague…

Selling Pmax Time Value To Buy Cape Volatility

Jul 12, 2016

With implied volatility in the Capesize sector being historically higher than that of the Panamax, this note observes and highlights their behavioral patterns (via the spread) after an expiry, says Freight Investor Services. Current Capesize Q4 implied volatility is at 103…

New Bulk Terminals Trade Association Formed

Jul 06, 2016

The newly established Association of Bulk Terminal Operators (ABTO) has been formed to provide the world’s bulk terminals with a united front at governmental level to ensure the sector can better face the environmental and commercial challenges ahead…

USTC Delivers Near Record Profit

Jul 05, 2016

With profit before tax of DKK 480 million, Middelfart-based Selfinvest, which includes the global Group A/S United Shipping & Trading Company (USTC), is yet again filing an impressive set of financial statements. This was generated via record results in several of USTC’s subsidiaries…

G E Adds a Kamsarmax Dry Bulk Carrier Jag Ajay

Jul 02, 2016

The Great Eastern Shipping Company took delivery of a new building Kamsarmax dry bulk carrier Jag Ajay.  Great Eastern Shipping Company Ltd has informed the Bombay Stock Exchange regarding a Press Release dated June 30, 2016 titled: G E…

NORDEN’s Dry Cargo Head Bonderup Resigns

Jul 01, 2016

Ejner Bonderup, Executive Vice President and member of the Executive Management in Dampskibsselskabet NORDEN A/S, has resigned from his position to take up a position in another shipping company. Bonderup will continue at NORDEN for a limited amount of time during a transitional period…

Diana Shipping Contract for M/V Oceanis With Nidera

Jul 01, 2016

Diana Shipping Inc.  has announced that, through a separate wholly-owned subsidiary, it entered into a time charter contract with Nidera S.P.A., Roma, for one of its Panamax dry bulk vessels, the m/v Oceanis.  The gross charter rate is US$5…

Dry Bulk Shipping: Troubled Waters Get Rougher

Jul 01, 2016

According to AlixPartners’ inaugural study of industry performance based on an analysis of the major dry bulk shipping companies, industry revenues for the global group fell 18% from 2014 to 2015.Even more troubling was the collapse in earnings before interest…

Star Bulk Carriers Reports 1Q Loss, Adds 3 Vessels.

Jun 29, 2016

The Athens, Greece-based Star Bulk Carriers Corp. (SBLK) has reported a loss of $48.8 million in its first quarter. The shipping company posted revenue of $46.3 million in the period. Petros Pappas, Chief Executive Officer of Star Bulk…

Six-Month High for Service Reliability

Jun 29, 2016

Ocean carriers achieved a six-month high for liner service reliability in May, according to Carrier Performance Insight, the online schedule reliability tool provided by Drewry Supply Chain Advisors. The on-time average of 76.0% for the 10 trades covered was a 4…

Theodorou Joins Navios Partners Board of Directors

Jun 28, 2016

Navios Maritime Partners L.P., an owner and operator of container and dry bulk vessels, has appointed Lampros Theodorou to its Board of Directors, the company announced today. Theodorou founded Garnet & Associates Inc. in 2014 and has been Director since that time…

Diana Shipping Enters Contract with SwissMarine

Jun 28, 2016

Diana Shipping Inc., through a separate wholly-owned subsidiary, has entered into a time charter contract with SwissMarine Services S.A., Geneva, for one of its Ice Class Panamax dry bulk vessels, the m/v Crystalia.  The gross charter rate is US$6…

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