dry bulk shipping

With only 79 bulk carriers currently under construction, Scorpio Bulkers decided today that a few more were needed for their growing fleet. Five new Capesize

SINGAPORE, March 25 (Reuters) – Top iron ore producer Vale said it has delivered 382,500 tonnes of iron ore via one its giant Valemax ships to a new

Jay Goodgal will no doubt be shaking his head this morning on the latest news from COSCO which has ordered eight new bulk carriers via its investment holding

In February 2014, the dry bulk shipping fleet and orderbook continued to grow. Shipowners and investors continued to order larger vessels more than

Dry bulk shipping was relying on a strong grain season in South America. Shipowners, investors and analysts, in particular, may need to reevaluate their

Hanjin Shipping, South Korea’s largest shipping company, announced in a stock exchange filing today that it will be merging itself back into its parent

Argentina’s largest grain exporting port in Rosario could remain blocked for about a week after a ship ran aground in the main channel of the Parana River,

Sinopacific Shipbuilding Group has announced the signed newbuild order for two firm bulk carriers, plus two options from Bohi Industry, the Chinese

In a deal announced this week, five capesizes under construction at Shanghai Waigaoqiao Shipbuilding in China, as well as 2013-built capesize bulker will be

March 11 (Bloomberg) — The Indonesian Navy seized 2,822 metric tons of tin from a vessel last week on suspicion the shipment failed to meet government

Iron ore extended its slide into a bear market, plunging the most since August 2009, amid concerns about a possible slowdown in

Shipowners, investors and analysts, who have been expecting for some time to see the dry bulk orderbook, as well as the overall shipping orderbook, to decline

PRESS RELEASE – ATHENS, Greece (March 5, 2014) – Paragon Shipping Inc. (NASDAQ: PRGN) (“Paragon Shipping” or the

Dry bulk carrier Golden Ocean Group Ltd expects double-digit growth in global iron ore trade in 2014, helping its markets pick up momentum and improving rates,

MEXICO CITY, March 3 (Reuters) – Mexico seized more than 119,000 tonnes of minerals suspected of being part of illegal export operations in a port where

The dry bulk shipping market continues to see the fleet and orderbook grow.  In January 2014, the worldwide capacity of dry bulk vessels grew by nearly 8

The U.S. Coast Guard is investigating a 590-foot bulk carrier that ran aground Wednesday night in the Elizabeth River near Hospital Point in Portsmouth,

BEIJING, Feb 25 (Reuters) – Brazil’s Vale SA will launch in March the first phase of its iron ore storage and distribution centre in Malaysia that

Rates for capesize bulk carriers on key Asian routes are set for mixed fortunes next week, with buoyancy on the Australia to China trade counterbalanced by a

Genco Shipping & Trading Ltd. hired Blackstone Advisory Partners LP to explore a debt restructuring after the operator of dry-bulk cargo ships missed a $3.1