dry bulk shipping

By Keith Wallis SINGAPORE June 19 (Reuters) – Rates for capesize bulk carriers on key Asian routes are set to hold steady as charterers maintain leasing

Yangzijiang Shipbuilding Holdings Ltd has won an order to build four very large ore carriers for Australian iron ore miner Fortescue Metals Group Ltd, company

Athens-based Star Bulk Carriers Corp. announced today an all-stock deal to acquire 15 dry bulk carriers and 26 newbuilds as part of a full acquisition of

Australia's Fortescue Metals Group said on Monday it has signed a $275 million contract with a Chinese shipyard to build four big iron ore carriers in an

CONAKRY, June 14 (Reuters) – Guinea’s national assembly ratified an investment framework on Saturday to enable the government to raise nearly $20

Genco Shipping & Trading on Thursday defended its proposed plan to exit bankruptcy on the first day of a trial over accusations by shareholders that it is

By Ole Mikkelsen COPENHAGEN, June 11 (Reuters) – Denmark’s Thorco Shipping expects to expand its fleet by 50 percent in coming years and plans to

#451322505 / gettyimages.com Yoga Rusmana and Eko Listiyorini June 6 (Bloomberg) — Tin exports from Indonesia, the world’s largest supplier, surged

By Jonathan Saul LONDON, June 5 (Reuters) – A potential El Nino weather phenomenon, which could wreak havoc on global crops, is set to disrupt shipping

Iron ore shipments from Australia’s Port Hedland expanded to a record in May as mining companies boosted output, helping to push benchmark prices to the

Greek ship owners are not only the most active nation when it comes to sales and purchases, they are also investing the most in newbuilding contracts,

June 3 (Bloomberg) — Since Indonesia banned ore exports, the global nickel industry has been rocked by surging prices, Chinese workers like Zhang Qi

By Melanie Burton SYDNEY, June 2 (Reuters) – China’s northeastern port of Qingdao has halted shipments of aluminium and copper due to an

Phoebe Sedgman and Jasmine Ng May 30 (Bloomberg) — Tugboat officers at Australia’s Port Hedland joined deckhands in approving work stoppages, risking

Thai dry bulk shipping firm Precious Shipping (PSL) announced today the executing of a USD 81.50 million Term Loan Facility with Export-Import Bank of

By Jasmine Ng May 30 (Bloomberg) — Iron ore is heading for a sixth straight monthly decline in the longest losing streak on record as increasing supplies

China is interested in setting up a partnership with Brazilian mining major Vale to move iron ore from its giant vessels on to smaller ones, as a ban on the

A weak dry bulk spot market has provided John Fredriksen’s dry bulk shipping firm, Golden Ocean Group (GOGL) with a small, yet diminishing profit so far

PRESS RELEASE – Ship Finance International Limited (NYSE: SFL) today announced the agreement to acquire two 82,000 dwt Kamsarmax dry-bulk carriers built

The union representing tugboat workers at Australia’s Port Hedland, the world’s biggest bulk export terminal, will suspend taking strike action for the