Dry cargo shipping news

BIMCO and the International Chamber of Shipping publish first industry standard on in-water cleaning of ships.

Castor Maritime Inc. has entered into an agreement to purchase a 2010 Japanese-built Kamsarmax dry bulk carrier.

POSCO has announced that its new eco-friendly LNG-fuelled bulk carrier for overseas raw material transport has successfully completed its first voyage.

Japanese shipyard Namura Shipbuilding Co. Ltd has delivered a 101 314 DWT post-Panamax bulk carrier to Kawasaki Kisen Co. Ltd.

HOPA has reported that the extended Great Lakes shipping season saved up to 6700 long-distance truck trips in just one week – a significant carbon footprint reduction.

Diana Shipping Inc. announces time charter contract for m/v Calipso with Viterra Chartering.

China’s Chengxi Shipyard has handed over the first of two self-unloading transshipment new-builds, featuring ABB’s Azipod electric propulsion system, to Oldendorff.

Ocean Yield has agreed to the sale of its dry bulk vessel ‘SBI Libra’.

Shipbroker Simpson Spence Young has released its 2021 Outlook Report, in which it reviews the next 12 months and highlights areas of particular interest.

Pilbara Ports Authority has shared its shipping figures for December 2020.