Shipping

Star Bulk Carriers Corp. enters a definitive agreement with Songa Bulk ASA to acquire 15 of its operating vessels.

Navios Maritime Partners L.P. has announced the delivery of one panamax vessel.

Eagle Bulk Shipping Inc. reports its financial results from the first quarter of 2018.

Diana Shipping Inc. has announced the results of its 2018 Annual Meeting of Shareholders.

CSL and SMT Shipping have teamed up in a global cement shipping joint venture.

Bedeschi provides turnkey solution to enable the Emco-1 vessel to carry out offshore transhipping operations from shuttle barges to ocean-going bulk carriers up to about 180 000 DWT.

Diana Shipping, Inc. enters into a time charter contract with SwissMarine Services S.A., Geneva for one of its Capesize dry bulk vessels.

Diana Shipping signs a time charter contract with Uniper Global Commodities SE, Düsseldorf, for one of its Ice Class Panamax dry bulk vessels, the m/v Atalandi.

Baltic Exchange Panellist Brokers have entered into charterparty management discussions.

Oldendorff expands its fleet of Babycapes by purchasing four additional bulk vessels from Interorient Navigation Co Ltd.

Star Bulk Carriers Corp. (Star Bulk) is to acquire 16 vessels from entities affiliated with Augustea Atlantica SpA and York Capital Management in an all-share transaction.

Vale’s ‘green’ Valemax vessels are noted as one of the highlights in the company’s latest Sustainability Report for 2017.

Global Market Insights report that the global inland waterways vessels market size is to surpass US$2250 billion by 2024.

The Veslink IMOS Platform will act as Western Bulk’s end-to-end digital freight solution.

BIMCO reports that the shipping of soya beans from the US to China may become affected by the trade war between the two nations.