Dry bulk news updates

Accelleron report shows Asia Pacific emerging as a proving ground for a cross-sector approach to the energy transition that increases the investment pool to stimulate e-fuel market development.

Dave Mueller, Martin Engineering, explores the root causes of conveyor belt mistracking and the latest strategies to improve alignment, safety, and operational efficiency.

Capable of handling up to 14 bundles of flour per minute across two production lines, the new system is already playing a key role in supporting increased production volumes and future growth.

Genco Shipping & Trading Limited has agreed to acquire a 2019 Imabari built 182 000 dwt scrubber-fitted Capesize vessel with prompt delivery expected in June 2026.

Cavotec has signed a significant order with a leading engineering company in India for the supply of motorised cable and hose reels. The reels are part of the customer’s first project for ship unloaders.

MMD Group Limited has signed a Memorandum of Agreement with CiDi Inc. to integrate advanced autonomous driving technology within the TraxIQ platform, enabling a new approach to material handling.

PortRail Group is the new name in UK bulk material handling and logistics, following the acquisition of rail freight specialists RFS Works Ltd by JST Ports & Logistics last year.

Metso is expanding its global bulk material handling (BMH) network with the inauguration of its new regional hub in Cape Town, South Africa on April 15th, 2026.

Anemoi Marine Technologies Ltd and Nantong COSCO KHI Ship Engineering Co. Ltd (NACKS) have developed new wind-assisted propulsion (WAPS) integration solutions for Ultramax bulk carriers.

TSUNEISHI SHIPBUILDING Co., Ltd. announce the delivery of the world’s first LNG dual-fuelled Kamsarmax bulk carrier at its Tsuneishi Factory on 31 March 2026.

SDHI and Energy ONE Limited have signed a shipbuilding contract to build four 92 500 DWT bulk carriers.

INTERCARGO brought shipowners, charterers, insurers and service providers together in Athens on 31 March to tackle a growing issue in dry bulk shipping: how ship-to-ship (STS) transfers are actually carried out.

Cavotec has signed an order valued at approximately €13 million for the supply of MoorMaster automated vacuum mooring systems for a special application in North America.

NORDEN has signed a Contract of Affreightment (COA) of up to 10 years with LKAB and ordered two ice-class multipurpose vessels, expanding its position in specialised specialised segments.

The Baltic Exchange provides an update on the Dry Bulk markets for Week 12.

Diana Shipping Inc. announced that, through a separate wholly-owned subsidiary, it has extended the time charter contract with Nippon Yusen Kabushiki Kaisha, Tokyo, for one of its Kamsarmax dry bulk vessels, the m/v Myrto.

Martin Engineering have introduced the next generation of safe and effective transfer point dust control equipment.

V.Group has been chosen by Laskaridis Maritime to provide crew manning services for two of its dry bulk vessels, and full technical management to the newest addition to its fleet, the LR2 tanker Lucknam.

Cavotec has received an order valued at approximately €3 million for shore power systems to be deployed across several ports in southern Italy.

Pilbara Ports delivered a total monthly throughput of 55.9 million t during February 2026, with 40 million t of iron ore exports from the Port of Port Hedland.

Sumitomo Corporation, Kawasaki Kisen Kaisha, Ltd. (K LINE), and NYK Bulkship (Asia) Pte. Ltd. (NYK Line) have entered into a memorandum of understanding to jointly conduct a Front-End Engineering Design study and explore the ownership of a new-build ammonia bunkering vessel (N-ABV) for application in Singapore.

Diana Shipping Inc. has filed its 2025 Annual Report on Form 20-F with the US Securities and Exchange Commission.

Seanergy Maritime Holdings Corp. has announced that it has agreed to acquire two scrubber-fitted 181 500 dwt Capesize vessels to be constructed at a first-class shipyard in Japan and has entered into an agreement for the sale of the 2010-built M/V Squireship.

INTERCARGO has expressed deep concern over the rapidly evolving security situation in the Gulf waters and the Strait of Hormuz, stressing that the safety and wellbeing of seafarers must remain the industry’s overriding priority.