Dry cargo shipping news

Wärtsilä and Berge Bulk have completed the maritime industry’s first inline shaft generator retrofit.

OceanPal Inc. has announced that it has signed a memorandum of agreement to acquire the m/v Melia from Diana Shipping Inc.

Inland shipping construction yard, Concordia Damen, is set to deliver two ‘CDS Dry Cargo 110’ vessels to Amer Shipping.

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.

GAC North America – Shipping has opened its new office in Seattle, Washington, to support its growing customer base with a presence in the Pacific Northwest.

RightShip has enhanced and formalised its services to ports and terminals to bolster operations standards for ESG, safety, sustainability, and crew welfare issues worldwide.

Diana Shipping has announced that it has extended the time charter contract for one of its Post-Panamax dry bulk vessels, and added a Newcastlemax to its existing fleet.

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.

Pacific Basin Shipping Ltd has announced the successful purchase of six second-hand vessels as part of ongoing efforts to grow and renew its fleet.

Norvic Shipping has acquired a dry bulk vessel on a long-term period-charter to meet growing global demand for its services.