Dry cargo shipping news

Bulkmatic has acquired Paris Transport, adding capacity in central Illinois and Indianapolis for dry bulk shipments.

UK Major Ports has commented on the coronavirus impact and government emergency powers.

Responding to the publication of the government’s policy paper on its new Emergency Bill, the British Ports Association has said that keeping the UK’s global gateways open for trade should be a priority.

SeaQuest Shipmanagement has ensured that a client’s handysize bulk carrier completed its second special survey.

Reuters has reported how the Baltic Exchange’s main sea freight index has recently hit its highest in more than a month.

Cargill, along with Rainmaking and more than 10 industry partners, is launching a decarbonisation program in Singapore.

The Vancouver Fraser Port Authority has recently released the 2019 year-end statistics for cargo moving through the Port of Vancouver.

Starlinger’s ‘circular packaging’ has been shortlisted for the product technology innovation of the year at the Plastics Recycling Awards Europe 2020.

The Smart Maritime Council has announced its intention to support the use of the ISO 19848 data standard for shipboard machinery and equipment.

Scotland’s largest agricultural products hub (agri-hub) is now fully operational at the Port of Rosyth, with the arrival of the Baltic Mantis bulk cargo ship and her load of over 30 000 t of animal feed from Argentina.