Capesize news
Diana Shipping announces charter contracts with Smart Gain and Aquavita
Diana Shipping Inc. has announced time charter contracts for the m/v Santa Barbara with Smart Gain and the m/v Phaidra with Aquavita.
NORDEN enters Capesize segment
In line with its 2023 – 2025 strategy to capitalise on the most attractive opportunities in the market, NORDEN has acquired four Capesize vessels in two separate transactions.
MOL and Vale to install Norsepower rotor sails onto bulk carrier
Mitsui O.S.K. Lines and Vale have announced a partnership to retrofit a Capesize class bulk carrier with two rotor sails produced by Norsepower.
‘K’ LINE conducts trial use of marine biofuel on capesize bulker
Kawasaki Kisen Kaisha, Ltd has conducted the trial use of a marine biofuel, supplied by bp, to the capesize bulker ‘CAPE TSUBAKI’, with the co-operation of the charterer, JFE Steel Corporation.
Wärtsilä and Berge Bulk complete milestone inline shaft generator retrofit
Wärtsilä and Berge Bulk have completed the maritime industry’s first inline shaft generator retrofit.
Anglo American loads first LNG dual-fuelled vessel with iron ore
Anglo American’s newly launched LNG dual-fuelled Capesize+ vessel has loaded its first cargo of iron ore from its Kumba operations in South Africa.
Baltic Exchange releases its latest Baltic Investor Indices
The Baltic Exchange has published its latest quarterly reporting, its ‘Investor Indices’, in which it reviews the impact of higher steel values on dry bulk carriers.
Bedeschi closes deal for floating terminal system
Bedeschi has closed a deal for a floating terminal system; the company will supply an important shipyard in Indonesia a new floating terminal with a 2500 tph coal capacity.
Diana Shipping signs time charter with Solebay Shipping
Diana Shipping Inc. has entered into a time charter contract with Solebay Shipping Cape Co. Ltd, Hong Kong, for one of its Capesize dry bulk vessels.
Himalaya Shipping enters time charter agreement with Japanese counterpart
Himalaya Shipping has entered a two-year time charter agreement for one vessel at US$30 000 a day with Japanese counterpart.