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Monday, July 30, 2012
Improperly Installed Steering Equipment Caused 2011 Grounding of Brand New Bulker
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Improperly Installed Steering Equipment Caused 2011 Grounding of Brand New Bulker

Australia’s Transport Safety Bureau (ATSB) announced Monday that an improperly installed piece of steering gear caused the April 2011 grounding of a

July 30, 2012
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News

Panamax Bookings Take a Dive as Chinese Coal Demand Softens

(Bloomberg) — The number of cargoes booked on Panamax bulk carriers, the largest to transit the Panama Canal, slumped 33 percent in July amid slowing

July 30, 2012
Total Views: 29

Thursday, July 26, 2012
Valemax Troubles Persist

Valemax Troubles Persist

RIO DE JANEIRO–Brazilian mining giant Vale SA (VALE, VALE5.BR) continues to negotiate for access to Chinese ports for its Valemax large iron-ore

July 26, 2012
Total Views: 30

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Finance

Navios Maritime Reports 24% Jump in Net Income in Q2

Among a bit of doom and gloom lately with the fluctuations in the dry bulk market, Navios Maritime Partners L.P. (NYSE: NMM), an owner and operator of dry

July 26, 2012
Total Views: 58

Monday, July 23, 2012
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News

STX Dalian Delivers Panamax Bulker to SCI, More on the Way

The first of four Panamax bulk carriers ordered by the Shipping Corporation of India Ltd. (SCI) were delivered last Friday by STX (Dalian) Shipbuilding Co.

July 23, 2012
Total Views: 120

Friday, July 20, 2012
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News

Dry Bulk Shippers Will Likely Have to Wait a Bit Longer for Good News

(Bloomberg) — Rates for ships that carry dry-bulk commodities will recover later than previously estimated as demand for cargoes slows, according to

July 20, 2012
Total Views: 11

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Engineering News

Star Bulk May Have a Cursed Ship

The Star Polaris, a 173k DWT Capsize bulk carrier owned by Star Bulk is well on its way to being a cursed ship and she’s not even two years

July 20, 2012
Total Views: 55

Tuesday, July 17, 2012
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News

Destined for Immediate Demolition, Seanergy Sells Capesize Bulker

In a move to reduce debt, and to the overall benefit of the struggling dry bulk industry, Seanergy Maritime Holdings Corp (NASDAQ: SHIP) announced today that

July 17, 2012
Total Views: 26

Friday, July 13, 2012
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News

Too Much Dry Bulk Tonnage, Capesize Rates Continue Their Plunge

(Bloomberg) — Daily rates for the largest commodity carriers fell for a fourth session amid a surplus of available ships to haul cargoes. Returns for

July 13, 2012
Total Views: 22

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News

Vroon Shipping Accepts Delivery of New Bulk Carrier, MV Peruvian Express

COSCO Corporation (Singapore) Limited announced today that their COSCO (Dalian) Shipyard subsidiary has delivered a Kamsarmax bulk carrier of 80,000DWT,

July 13, 2012
Total Views: 69

Thursday, July 12, 2012
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News

Bulk Carrier Rates Plunge As Predicted, Baltic Dry Index Follows

(Bloomberg) — Earnings for the largest commodity carriers fell for a third day as vessels outnumbered cargoes after last week’s gains drew idled

July 12, 2012
Total Views: 24

Batista Loses $15 Billion as Brazil Awakes From Dream
Offshore

Batista Loses $15 Billion as Brazil Awakes From Dream

(Bloomberg) — When Eike Batista pitched investors on $6 billion in stock offerings over the past six years, he was selling more than his personal empire

July 12, 2012
Total Views: 20

cosco bulk carrier
News

COSCO Shipyard Delivers Pair of Bulk Carriers

COSCO Shipyard Group Co., a 51 percent-owned subsidiary of the COSCO Corporation, announced today that the following newly-built bulk carriers have just been

July 12, 2012
Total Views: 24

Tuesday, July 10, 2012
Smit Lamnalco Leads Surge in Sierra Leone Ore Trade
Press Releases

Smit Lamnalco Leads Surge in Sierra Leone Ore Trade

Newly established marine support and logistics joint venture, Smit Lamnalco, has recently played a pivotal role in bringing two export projects to fruition

July 10, 2012
Total Views: 166

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News

Shipping Rally Set to Fall off Another Cliff

(Bloomberg) — Record coal stocks at power plants in China, the biggest consumer of the fuel, are threatening to reverse the rally in rates for commodity

July 10, 2012
Total Views: 28

Friday, July 6, 2012
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News

Goldenport Sells off 22-Year Old Bulker, Realizes Significant Profit

Greek shipowner Goldenport Holdings Inc, (LSE: GPRT) announced today that it has concluded the sale of the Lindos, a 1990-built bulk carrier, to the

July 6, 2012
Total Views: 71

Thursday, July 5, 2012
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News

Diana Shipping Gains New Time Charter Contract for Capesize Bulker, M/V Salt Lake City

ATHENS, GREECE – Diana Shipping Inc. (NYSE: DSX), a global shipping company specializing in the ownership and operation of dry bulk vessels, announced

July 5, 2012
Total Views: 47

Tuesday, July 3, 2012
B.Delta25 Bulk Carrier Guangzhou Wenchong shipyard deltamarin
Engineering News

Guangzhou Wenchong Shipyard Contracts Deltamarin to Design 28k DWT Bulk Carrier

Deltamarin has entered into a contract with CSSC / Guangzhou Wenchong Shipyard Co. Ltd. (China) for the design of B.Delta25 bulk carriers. This is the first

July 3, 2012
Total Views: 128

Monday, July 2, 2012
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News

Diana Shipping Signs Two-Year Charter Contract for Panamax Bulk Carrier

ATHENS, GREECE – International dry bulk shipping company, Diana Shipping Inc. (NYSE: DSX), announced today that it has entered into a time charter

July 2, 2012
Total Views: 60

COSCO Zhoushan Shipyard Delivers New Bulk Carrier
News

COSCO Zhoushan Shipyard Delivers New Bulk Carrier

COSCO Corporation (Singapore) Limited announced today that COSCO Zhoushan Shipyard Co., a subsidiary of the Company’s 51% owned COSCO Shipyard Group Co.,

July 2, 2012
Total Views: 55
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