Dry cargo news

Diana Shipping Inc. has announced a time charter contract for m/v DSI Polaris with Stone Shipping.

For the first six months of 2024 cargo transhipments in North Sea Port have remained stable with strong UK trade.

The Port of Corpus Christi has announced its cargo throughput volumes for 2Q24 which has seen some minor growth.

Norden has been set to acquire Norlat Shipping to further grow projects and parcelling activities.

The Baltic Exchange has reported that the week saw a move in the dry bulk shipping market to correct its course.

DryDel Shipping has expanded its fleet with a new contract for another ultramax newbuild.

Cargo throughput in the port of Rotterdam has remained virtually unchanged in 1H24 compared to the same period in 2023.

Price has been determined to be one of the major driving factors behind the importing of dry bulk commodities to China.

The AAR has reported that across North America rail traffic has seen general decreases in carloads.

Seacon Shipping has offloaded one of its supramax bulk carriers, netting more than US$6 million in profit.