Dry cargo shipping news

Cargo liquefaction still remains the greatest contributor to loss of life associated with bulk carrier losses while grounding remains the main cause of ship losses, according to the recently published Bulk Carrier Casualty Report 2013-2022 from INTERCARGO.

PD Ports has confirmed its commitment to the economic success and environmental sustainability of the River Tees with a £23 million investment in a new, state of the art dredging vessel.

Fortescue’s first shipment from its newly built Iron Bridge operations will soon be on its way to Vietnam, marking the first time the company has exported a high-grade magnetite product.

NYK Bulkship is set introduce a wind-assisted ship-propulsion unit on a bulk carrier engaged in a long-term charter contract with Cargill.

Diana Shipping Inc. has entered into a time charter contract with Cobelfret S.A., Luxembourg, for one of its Kamsarmax dry bulk vessels: the m/v Myrto.

Himalaya Shipping Ltd has successfully taken delivery of the fifth of twelve Newcastlemax dual fuel newbuildings the company has on order from New Times Shipyard.

Takoradi Port recently received its biggest ever bulk ship, assisted by Bedeschi S.p.a. which supplied all the conveyor lines for the terminal, two shiploaders, and one eco-hopper.

Marubeni has announced plans to acquire stake in Norway-based Klaveness Dry Bulk AS, in order to participate in digitally driven dry bulk operations.

NORDEN has placed a newbuilding order for six dry cargo vessels from Dalian COSCO KHI Ship Engineering, a joint venture of COSCO Shipping and Kawasaki Heavy Industries.

Norvic Shipping has announced that it is pushing ahead with plans to take delivery of three newbuild dry bulk vessels from Japanese yards.