Dry cargo news

The Term Sheet has been unanimously approved by Golden Ocean’s Board of Directors, including its special transaction committee composed of disinterested directors, and by CMB.TECH’s Supervisory Board.

Technology group Wärtsilä will upgrade the Wärtsilä RT-flex main engines on two bulk carrier vessels owned by Turkey-based Ulusoy Sealines. The planned engine retrofits and upgrades will extend the vessels’ operational life and improve performance and fuel efficiency, thereby reducing emissions. The orders were booked by Wärtsilä in 4Q24 and 1Q25.

The Baltic Exchange provides an update on the Dry Bulk markets for Week 14.

The Association of American Railroads (AAR) has reported US rail traffic for the week ending 29 March 2025.

The delivery of the vessel marks the halfway point in the company’s newbuilding programme as the sixth of a series of twelve 5400 dwt plug-in hybrid vessels.

The Britannia P&I Club recently hosted a webinar focused on managing and mitigating risks associated with soya bean claims. With industry experts offering practical strategies, the event aimed to equip shipowners and operators with the necessary knowledge to handle cargo-related challenges effectively.

Bruks Siwertell has been contracted to provide its innovative Siwertell Care augmented reality (STC-AR) service agreement to an existing Siwertell road-mobile ship unloader customer in the US.

According to the Association of American Railroads, total US weekly rail traffic was 480 740 carloads and intermodal units, up 1.5% compared with the same week last year.

Metso has been awarded an order to provide repairs and upgrades for a bucket-wheel stacker reclaimer at a customer’s stockyard operations in Africa.

According to the Association of American Railroads, total US weekly rail traffic was 500 160 carloads and intermodal units, up 25.9% compared with the same week last year.