Bulk Carriers News


G2 Ocean Expands Project Cargo

Sep 10, 2019

G2 Ocean, a joint venture of two of the world's leading breakbulk and bulk shipping companies - Gearbulk and Grieg Star, hired three new Senior Project Cargo Managers and opens offices in Houston and Hamburg.Since the launch of G2 Ocean in 2017…

Danica Welcomes Two Bulk Vessels

Sep 06, 2019

Crew management specialist Danica Crewing Services has announced it has taken on the crew management of a further two bulk carrier vessels: the Four Emerald and the Four Diamond.The 33,392 dwt Four Emerald, built 2012, and the 34,059 dwt Four Diamond…

Navios Maritime Holdings Buys Vessels

Sep 05, 2019

The seaborne shipping and logistics company Navios Maritime Holdings took delivery of the Navios Herakles I, a newbuilt bareboat chartered-in Kamsarmax of 81,600 dwt.The dry bulk owner has also acquired from an unrelated third party, a previously chartered-in vessel…

Great Lakes Iron Ore Trade Up in July

Sep 05, 2019

Shipments of iron ore on the Great Lakes totaled 6.56 million tons in July, an increase of 1.5 percent compared to a year ago.  Shipments were also 9.8 percent ahead of the month’s 5-year average.Year-to-date the iron ore trade stands at 26…

Safe Bulkers Slips to Q2 Loss

Sep 03, 2019

Monaco-headquartered provider of marine drybulk transportation services Safe Bulkers reported a net loss for the second quarter, contrary to the market’s expectations for profit.The net revenue at USD 45.5 million for Q2 was hurt by a 3% decline from the second quarter of 2018…

Baltic Index Up for Again on Firmer Capesize Demand

Sep 03, 2019

The Baltic Exchange's main sea freight index rose for a ninth-straight session on Tuesday, holding on to a near nine-year peak touched last week, helped by stronger capesize demand.The Baltic index, which tracks rates for ships ferrying dry bulk commodities…

22 Bulkers Added to Fleet in Q2: Belships

Sep 01, 2019

The dry bulk market for Supramax/Ultramax bulk carriers improved from the first to the second quarter 2019,  said Norway-based Belships.Measured by the BSI-58 index, earnings averaged USD 8 167 per day (net) – 7 per cent up from the previous quarter…

Navios Sells Ship Management Division

Aug 30, 2019

The Greek seaborne shipping and logistics company Navios Maritime Holdings sold its ship management division and certain general partnership interests to N Shipmanagement Acquisition Corp. (NSAC), affiliated with company’s chairman and chief executive officer…

Capesize Strength Propels Baltic Index to 9-Year High

Aug 30, 2019

The Baltic Exchange's main sea freight index climbed to a near nine-year peak on Friday propelled by robust capesize demand, with rates for all the vessel segments scaling multi-year highs.The Baltic index, which tracks rates for ships ferrying dry bulk commodities…

New Container Terminal for Montreal

Aug 29, 2019

Montreal Port Authority is proposing to build a new container terminal within the port’s Contrecoeur terminal to support the growing container market in the greater Atlantic Canada region, with construction expected to start next year after the necessary approvals have been received…

Grindrod Shipping Updates on Fleet

Aug 28, 2019

Grindrod Shipping Holdings, a global provider of maritime transportation services in the drybulk and product tanker sectors, announced that it took delivery of the IVS Phoenix, a Japanese-built eco ultramax drybulk carrier newbuilding in June 2019…

Baltic Index Soars to 5-1/2 Year High

Aug 28, 2019

The Baltic Exchange's main sea freight index rose to its highest since December 2013 on Wednesday, pushed by strong demand across all vessel categories, with the panamax index hitting an eight-year high.The Baltic index, which tracks rates for ships ferrying dry bulk commodities…

Klaveness' CLEANBU Switch from Wet to Dry Cargo

Aug 23, 2019

Norway-based shipowner Klaveness Combination Carriers (KCC) has undertaken a wet-dry cargo switch, marking a first for one of its CLEANBU combination carriers.The vessel transported a full cargo of petroleum products (CPP) from India to Argentina…

Interview: Todd Fuller, President, Associated Terminals

Aug 23, 2019

Associated Terminals runs an impressive mid-stream cargo handling operation on the Lower Mississippi River, unloading bulk carriers with high-efficiency cranes loading a carousel of barges. Maritime Reporter & Engineering News/MarineLink.com spent some time with Todd Fuller…

Voyager Targets Bulk Shipping for SaaS Solution

Aug 21, 2019

Voyager, a company offering a solution to the bulk commodity shipping market to operate in a unified and digital environment, announced completion a $1.5 million seed funding round co-led by ATX Venture Partners, Blue Bear Capital, GreenHawk Capital…

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