dry bulk shipping

Scorpio Bulkers has just announced a USD $278 million order for 10 more bulk carriers today, all of which are due for construction at Japanese and Chinese

China's state-owned Shandong Shipping Corporation has signed a $500 million deal with Brazilian miner Vale SA to operate four of its giant iron-ore freighters,

SAO PAULO, Oct 22 (Reuters) – Brazil’s largest trader of sugar and ethanol declared force majeure to third party exporters of sugar with contracts

Oct 23 (Reuters) – The Baltic Exchange’s main sea freight index, which gauges the cost of shipping commodities such as iron ore, cement, grain,

In a stock exchange filing today, Hyundai Merchant Marine announced they have exercised an option to build a pair of 82,000 dwt bulk carriers for a total

By Reese Ewing and Fabiola Gomes SAO PAULO, Oct 18 (Reuters) – A fire ravaged Copersucar’s sugar terminal in Brazil on Friday, paralyzing

For CMB, the Belgian dry bulk shipowner, “The outlook for 2014 and 2015 looks promising,” they note to their 3rd quarter earnings report today.

China Navigation Company (CNCo), the deep-sea ship-owning and operating arm of Singapore-based Swire Group has confirmed today a newbuild order for four

By Florence Tan DAEGU, South Korea, Oct 14 (Reuters) – Coal will surpass oil as the key fuel for the global economy by 2020 despite government efforts to

View Larger Map Above is a satellite view of Shanghai Waigaoqiao Shipbuilding which is busy building large bulk carriers. Oct. 15 (Bloomberg) — Freight

It was reported in Bloomberg’s “Chart of the Day” that the latest rally in iron-ore freight costs since 2009 has prompted shipowners to end

Diana Shipping (NYSE: DSX) signed a Memorandum of Agreement with Pioneer Shipping yesterday to purchase the 179,134 dwt M/V JK Pioneer for a total

Oman Shipping Company has signed a 137 million rials ($355.8 million) loan with two local banks to fund the acquisition of four Very Large Ore Carriers

Scorpio Bulkers has snatched up 15 bulk carrier newbuilds from yards in Japan and China today in a $455 million acquisition, an order which will more than

Oct. 3 (Bloomberg) — Vale SA, the world’s largest iron-ore producer, boosted this year’s planned dividend by 13 percent to $4.5 billion as

Paragon Shipping Inc. (NASDAQ: PRGN), an Athens-based dry bulk shipper has announced an acquisition worth approximately $53.0 million for two 63,500 dwt

Oct. 2 (Bloomberg) — Coal will replace natural gas as the dominant fuel for producing electricity in Southeast Asia as the region almost doubles its

Star Bulk (NASDAQ:SBLK), an Athens-based dry bulk shipping firm has announced that as of last week, they have entered into agreements to build five new bulk

The Baltic Exchange's main sea freight index, which gauges the cost of shipping commodities such as iron ore, cement, grain and coal, fell on Monday on lower

Should U.S. disaster relief require American-grown food? Those with the best intentions may miss the full picture By Bruce Vail The next time news of a natural