Dry bulk

Mining company Vale has signed a contract with Omani shipowner Asyad to install rotor sails on the world’s largest ore carrier, a valemax.

Panellists at the Opening Summit of Europort discussed the implementation of AI into the shipping industry.

EuroDry Ltd, has announced it took delivery of M/V Maria, the second of two ultramax carriers acquired by the company.

Insight from the Baltic Exchange has revealed the current sluggish performance of dry bulk shipping.

HGK Shipping is set to become the preferred partner for the inland waterway shipping operations of Salzgitter Flachstahl.

Royal Bodewes has received an order to build three hybrid powered methanol-ready self-dischargers for Aasen Shipping.

Boomsma Shipping has announced it is collaborating with Leonhardt & Blumberg for a joint order of a series of low-emission dry cargo vessels.

Diana Shipping Inc., has announced that it has entered into a time charter contract with Western Bulk Carriers AS for the ultramax dry bulk carrier m/s DSI Aquila.

OMT has strengthened its contribution to the decarbonisation of the shipping industry after its acquisition by Accelleron.

In October, South Korea successfully conducted simultaneous operations of ship-to-ship LNG bunkering for a coal-carrying bulk carrier.

Wheat export prices from Russia remained flat amid quieted importer demand. Meanwhile there remains a waning supply from farmers after a long price slump.

The system automatically retrieves the necessary information from the records of cargo loading and unloading services for dry bulk carriers and calculates demurrage and dispatch fee. And it automatically prepares Laytime Statements.

The vessel was named 'Shoyo' in a naming ceremony held at the Koyagi Shipyard of Oshima Shipyard Co., Ltd., and began operations after completing the first bunkering.

Upon completion of the aforementioned sale, Diana Shipping Inc.’s fleet will consist of 40 dry bulk vessels.

The ceremonial opening of the Sarzha multifunctional marine terminal took place at the Port of Kuryk, with the participation of Symbat Toretaev, the Akim of Karakiyansky District of Mangystau Region.