Dry cargo shipping news

Essar Ports is one of India’s largest private sector port and terminal developers and operators.

The Port of Ipswich has celebrated a major new milestone in its partnership with Metsä Wood UK by handling its first shipment of 2000 m squared of timber as part of a new service launched by the port for its customer.

Three megamax quayside cranes have sailed up the Mersey River, destined for the Liverpool2 container terminal, completing the final stage of their voyage from China.

The UK Major Ports Group (UKMPG) responded to commitments on infrastructure development in party manifestos and announced the major ports sector’s priorities for a new government.

Robot technology – already deployed to Ultrabulk, Norden, J. Lauritzen, and Oldendorff – could prevent as much as 300 000 t of chemicals entering world’s oceans.

Diana Shipping Inc. has announced that it has signed a Memorandum of Agreement to sell the 2005-built vessel ‘Clio’ to an unaffiliated third party.

Oldendorff will provide a full transportation solution to BCPCL, which includes coal transportation from Indonesia or Australia with transhipment in Andaman and Nicobar to the Payra power plant in Bangladesh.

Ocean Yield ASA has announced the delivery of the newcastlemax dry bulk vessel ‘Bulk Seoul’.

Port of Newcastle welcomes the Australian Competition Tribunal’s decision about navigation and wharf pricing.

Diana Shipping has announced the appointment of Semiramis Paliou to the office of Deputy CEO, effective immediately.