Dry bulk

Minerva Marine has sold one of its oldest capesize dry bulk vessels, marking the company's first sale in almost 10 years.

CRM Agri has released their latest grain market data which revealed positive growth in the wheat, soya and corn.

Iron ore futures prices slipped, as traders took a cautious stance after rising stocks and weak steel margins counteracted with hopes that demand would pick up in China following a week-long Lunar New Year holiday break.

Amer Shipping has introduced its new multi-purpose dry cargo vessel which can operate in low and high water levels.

Theo Mizzi, Project Manager at INVERTO, part of Boston Consulting Group has provided insight into the scale of the Red Sea shipping crisis.

Victoria, Australia, has released its Victorian Food and Fibre Export Performance Summary 2022-23, which shows positive increases in grain exports.

Iron ore has benefitted from a strong start to 2024 thanks in part to rising prices and robust imports by Chinese buyers.

EMS-Tech Inc. has announced the opening of its new office in Burnaby, British Columbia, Canada as part of the company's plans to grow their foothold in North America.

Pilbara Ports has reported that in December 2023 there was an overall increase in total monthly throughput when compared to December 2022.

It has been reported that a dry bulk shipping vessel owned and operated by Eagle Bulk Shipping was struck by a missile fired from Houthi-controlled areas of Yemen as it was transiting past the Gulf of Aden.

Wisdom Marine Group has selected Nippon Paint Marine to protect cargo and reduce maintenance costs with its ship hull coating NEOGUARD TOUGHNESS.

The Baltic Exchange has reported a decline in charter rates across multiple dry bulk vessel classes with no sign of abating.

At a global level the forecast for major wheat exporters' stocks have been raised with the USDA trimming its own forecast for domestic stock at the close of the season.

Safe Bulkers, Inc. has announced that it has entered into an agreement for the acquisition of a Japanese, 82 000 DWT, dry-bulk, kamsarmax class vessel.

The Erik Thun Group has announced the addition of four new vessels ordered with two being multi-purpose dry cargo vessels which will be built by Shipsveerf Ferus Smit B.V. in the Netherlands.