dry bulk shipping


Monday, August 1, 2011
mv pavit Photo SHASHI ASHIWAL
Incidents

Juhu Beach, Mumbai: a.k.a. Ship Magnet Beach

  Photo: SHASHI ASHIWAL www.thehindu.com There must be a giant magnet sitting underneath Mumbai’s Juhu Beach because in less than 6 weeks, two huge

August 1, 2011
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Monday, July 11, 2011
tanker market oil speculators
News

Oil Speculators Distorting Shipping Market -China Cosco Executive

Image from minnesotansforglobalwarming.com PERTH (Dow Jones)–State-owned China Ocean Shipping (Group) Co. said Monday that oil-price speculators are

July 11, 2011
Total Views: 23

Wednesday, June 29, 2011
Shipping Industry Survey: Confidence low on rising fuel costs and overtonnaging
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Shipping Industry Survey: Confidence low on rising fuel costs and overtonnaging

Confidence dips to two-year low as concern mounts over rising fuel costs and overtonnaging The latest Shipping confidence survey from accountant and shipping

June 29, 2011
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Tuesday, June 14, 2011
M/V Tsuru, Brayton Point, coal carrier, Narragansett Bay, merchant ship
Blog

Ship Photo of The Week – Outbound Narragansett Bay

M/V Tsuru, a self-unloading coal carrier, was outbound from Narragansett Bay, Rhode Island last week.  This vessel is currently on the spot charter market and

June 14, 2011
Total Views: 82

Thursday, May 26, 2011
ECO-Ship 2020: The bulk carrier of the future
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ECO-Ship 2020: The bulk carrier of the future

By Alexander Wardwell, DNV Oshima Shipbuilding Co., Ltd. and DNV are pleased to announce the completion of the first milestone of a joint programme to develop

May 26, 2011
Total Views: 181

Monday, January 31, 2011
bulk carrier liberty maritime grain
Blog

Lloyd’s Register and Bestway Marine Engineering work on new, energy-efficient bulk carrier design

Over the past year or so, the IMO has come up with a calculation that gives a rough idea of the energy efficiency of a ship.  This number is

January 31, 2011
Total Views: 109

Tuesday, September 28, 2010
Interesting

Ship Photo of the Week

Image taken by Rob Almeida at Galena Park, Houston.  This bulk carrier was taking on grain bound for Port

September 28, 2010
Total Views: 19

Thursday, September 4, 2008
Interesting

Brasil Maru – Interesting Ship of The Week

(Image Source: blogimg.goo.ne.jp) This week’s Interesting Ship of The Week was actually recently named Ship of The Year for 2007 by The Japan Society of

September 4, 2008
Total Views: 276

Sunday, May 4, 2008
Video

Pilot Station Rotterdam – Boarding the Berge Stahl

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=d6UKhFpkE3Q Pilots boarding the M/V Berge Stahl, the world’s largest bulk

May 4, 2008
Total Views: 45

Wednesday, December 5, 2007
Lifesaving Incidents

Official Report on the M/V Pasha Bulker

The ship that made gCaptain famous is back in the headlines. The M/V Pasha Bulker, a 76,741 deadweight ton Panamax bulk carrier launched in 2006, is the

December 5, 2007
Total Views: 309

Saturday, October 13, 2007
Lifesaving Incidents

Pasha Bulker Incident Report – Nearly Unbelievable

Photo By suburbanbloke In a post unusually harsh for gCaptain standards I asked some tough questions about actions taken by the captain of the doomed ship,

October 13, 2007
Total Views: 5086

Monday, August 20, 2007
Incidents

The Nightmare of the Ship M/V Alpha Action

We brought you the story of a collision between the bulk carrier M/V Alpha Action and and container ship M/V Wan Hai 307 late last month in a post

August 20, 2007
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Saturday, July 28, 2007
Ship Crashes Into Dutch House
Incidents

Get Some Sleep! Ship Accident Photo Of The Week

July 28, 2007
Total Views: 130

Incidents

Ship Collision Off Coast of Japan

Two ships have collided off the coast of Japan. Shipping Times tells us: On July 27, 2007, at 01:50 local time, M/V Alpha Action, chartered by Nippon Yusen

July 28, 2007
Total Views: 124

Wednesday, July 25, 2007
Incidents

Ships Collide In Fog – Panama Canal

Panama Guide brings us news of a collision between the bulk carrier White Mist (IMO 7821506) collided with the bulker Miltiades (IMO 8208323) south of canal

July 25, 2007
Total Views: 124

Monday, July 2, 2007
Lifesaving Incidents

Pasha Bulker is Finally FREE!

It’s officially we’ve had reports from our resident reporters Ian & MarkL, fellow bloggers and the “real” media all confirming that

July 2, 2007
Total Views: 54

Friday, June 29, 2007
Lifesaving Incidents

Pasha Bulker – Questions and Answers

We have been receiving a lot of comments and interaction regarding our coverage of the Pasha Bulker story. There are many stories to cover on the seven seas

June 29, 2007
Total Views: 627

Saturday, June 23, 2007
Lifesaving Incidents

Pasha Bulker – Photo Slideshow

Here is a random selection of the best (and worst) photos of the coal ship “Pasha Bulker” grounded on Nobby’s Beach courtesy of Flickr. For

June 23, 2007
Total Views: 829

Friday, June 22, 2007
Lifesaving Incidents

Maritime Experts Consider Dismantling Pasha Bulker For Scrap

In an interesting turn of events the salvage team working to remove the Coal Ship that ran aground on a popular Australian beach believe Pasha Bulker is

June 22, 2007
Total Views: 71

Friday, June 15, 2007
Incidents

Maritime Experts Delay Salvage of Grounded Vessel

The latest word from Newcastle, Australia is to wait before re-floating the grounded coal ship “Pasha Bulker”. The West gives us information

June 15, 2007
Total Views: 235