dry bulk shipping

After a year of beating the bushes of the ship finance sector, Pankaj Khanna, CEO of Singapore-based Pioneer Marine has gained funding from US-based private

Precious Shipping, a Bangkok-based dry cargo operator specializing in the small handy size (10,000 to 30,000 DWT) sector of the tramp freight market, announced

Many analysts, public and private equity investors and shipowners seem to believe the dry bulk order book has declined materially over the past eight and

Sept. 17 (Bloomberg) — China is building the most property in at least a decade, expanding shipments of logs and adding to record commodity cargoes that

The cost of hauling iron ore and coal along China’s coast rose to a 16-month high, adding to signs the nation’s demand is strengthening for the

A Valemax bulk carrier was damaged Monday after running aground as she departed the Ponta da Madeira terminal in northeastern

The cost of hauling iron ore is poised to rise to a three-year high after shipments to China expanded to a record, boosting returns for Nippon Yusen K.K. and

Owners of the stricken MV Smart say that there is no evidence to suggest that mechanical or structural failure contributed to the ship breaking up outside

By Isaac Arnsdorf Sept. 9 (Bloomberg) — The cost of shipping raw materials surged the most in more than four years as strengthening steel prices in China

Sept 6 (Reuters) – The Baltic Exchange’s main sea freight index jumped 5.71 percent on Friday due to increased activity across all vessels,

Sept. 5 (Bloomberg) — The fastest Chinese steel output on record is still too slow to meet demand from builders, reducing inventories and driving prices

SYDNEY, Sept 5 (Reuters) – Iron ore exports to China from Australia’s Port Hedland, which handles about a fifth of the global seaborne market for

Sept 4 (Reuters) – The Baltic Exchange’s main sea freight index, which gauges the cost of shipping commodities such as iron ore, cement, grain,

Golden Ocean Group Limited announced today the acquisition of a 50 percent stake in a 2010 Korean-built 181,000 dwt Capesize bulk carrier and one 2010

Aug 30 (Reuters) – The Baltic Exchange’s main sea freight index, which gauges the cost of shipping commodities such as iron ore, cement, grain,

HONG KONG, Aug 30 (Reuters) – China’s largest bulk shipper, China COSCO Holdings Co Ltd , is confident of turning a profit for the full year of

HONG KONG, Aug 29 (Reuters) – China’s largest bulk shipper, COSCO Holdings Co Ltd , posted on Thursday a first-half net loss of 990 million yuan

This past Saturday a Filipino sailor on board the J.J. Ugland-owned bulk carrier MV Favorita was killed while cleaning one of the vessels cargo holds.

Jim Rogers is seriously concerned about the impact of continual and expansive monetary policy coordinated by central banks around the globe. We have even seen

By Wendell Roelf CAPE TOWN, Aug 28 (Reuters) – Africa’s biggest coal export port is be expanded in a $192 million investment designed to help