Dry cargo shipping news

Port workers across the UK are designated as essential key workers to support the national effort to keep the supply chain moving.

INTERCARGO has released a statement on how the increasing restrictions imposed by port states as a result of the coronavirus poses major challenges to seafarers on merchant ships.

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.