Capesize news

Diana Shipping Inc. has announced time charter contracts for the m/v Santa Barbara with Smart Gain and the m/v Phaidra with Aquavita.

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.

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.

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 have completed the maritime industry’s first inline shaft generator retrofit.

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.

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 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 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 has entered a two-year time charter agreement for one vessel at US$30 000 a day with Japanese counterpart.