dry bulk shipping


Monday, November 25, 2013
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News

Fleet Supply Exceeds Requirements of Iron Ore Production Until 2016

The data is there and we had it checked by a producer in the

November 25, 2013
Total Views: 86

Friday, November 22, 2013
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News

The Sword of Damocles | Accounting Changes That Will Cause Financial Stress for Shipping Companies

Shipowners were lucky this year as newly proposed accounting standards have been delayed until at least 2015. The new rules would bring certain charters onto

November 22, 2013
Total Views: 53

Thursday, November 21, 2013
Dry Bulk Shipping Will be Negatively Impacted as Chinese Growth Slows
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Dry Bulk Shipping Will be Negatively Impacted as Chinese Growth Slows

"Without fundamental reform to rebalance the economy toward consumption and stimulate productivity growth through deregulation, [China's] growth is likely to

November 21, 2013
Total Views: 40

News

Ship Photo of the Day: China Navigation’s MV Wuchang

China Navigation Company (CNCo) took delivery of the handysize bulk carrier MV Wuchang last month, the first in a series of sixteen new B.Delta37 designed,

November 21, 2013
Total Views: 78

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News

Indian Bulk Carrier Bound for China Arrested In Singapore

SINGAPORE, Nov 21 (Reuters) – A vessel owned by India’s Essar Shipping carrying iron ore bound for China was arrested in Singapore on Sunday due to

November 21, 2013
Total Views: 45

Monday, November 18, 2013
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News

Scorpio Yawns as Star Bulk Buys Pair of Ultramaxes

Dry bulk shipping firm Star Bulk Carriers (Nasdaq: SBLK), announced today signed agreements to acquire two recently-built Ultramax bulk carriers, the M/V

November 18, 2013
Total Views: 32

Friday, November 15, 2013
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News

Baltic Sea Freight Index Down On Capesize, Panamax Weakness

Nov 15 (Reuters) – The Baltic Exchange’s main sea freight index, which gauges the cost of shipping bulk commodities such as iron ore, grain, coal

November 15, 2013
Total Views: 38

Wednesday, November 13, 2013
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News

Asian Capesize Rates To Slide As Cargo Fixtures Dry Up

By Keith Wallis SINGAPORE Nov 14 (Reuters) – Rates for capesize bulk carriers on key Asian routes are expected to fall going into next week in the

November 13, 2013
Total Views: 40

Monday, November 11, 2013
RBS In Talks To Sell $800 Million Shipping Loan – Sources
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RBS In Talks To Sell $800 Million Shipping Loan – Sources

Royal Bank of Scotland (RBS) is in talks to sell a shipping loan worth close to $800 million as part of moves to scale down exposure to the seaborne industry,

November 11, 2013
Total Views: 22

Friday, November 8, 2013
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News

Scorpio Bulkers Buys 10 More Newbuilds

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

November 8, 2013
Total Views: 21

Friday, November 1, 2013
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Shandong Shipping Agrees To Operate Vale’s Giant Valemax Ships

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,

November 1, 2013
Total Views: 215

Wednesday, October 23, 2013
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News

Copersucar Declares Force Majeure Following Sugar Inferno [UPDATE]

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

October 23, 2013
Total Views: 51

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News

Baltic Sea Freight Index Down On Low Capesize, Panamax Activity

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

October 23, 2013
Total Views: 25

Monday, October 21, 2013
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News

Hyundai Merchant Marine to Build Pair of Bulk Carriers

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

October 21, 2013
Total Views: 25

Friday, October 18, 2013
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Incidents

Fire Consumes Brazilian Sugar Mega-Terminal, 180,000 Tons Destroyed [UPDATE]

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

October 18, 2013
Total Views: 94

Thursday, October 17, 2013
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News

CMB Sees Promise for the Dry Bulk Industry

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

October 17, 2013
Total Views: 50

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Engineering News

China Navigation Orders Four More Deltamarin Bulk Carriers

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

October 17, 2013
Total Views: 198

Monday, October 14, 2013
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News

Coal to Surpass Oil as Key Fuel of the Global Economy

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

October 14, 2013
Total Views: 62

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China Steel Binge Spurs Record Hiring of Ore Carriers

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

October 14, 2013
Total Views: 35

Wednesday, October 9, 2013
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News

Shipowners Love Ships: Don’t Expect Them to be Scrapped so Quickly

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

October 9, 2013
Total Views: 38