Capesize news

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.

Safe Bulkers has announced that it has ordered additional retrofits of Alfa Laval PureSOx exhaust gas cleaning systems for its bulk carriers.

Diana Shipping Inc. has announced that it has taken delivery of the m/v DSI Phoenix, a 2017 built Ultramax dry bulk vessel.

NYK is set to order two LNG-fuelled large coal carriers from Oshima Shipbuilding for delivery in 2025.