US dry bulk news

MMD Group Limited has signed a Memorandum of Agreement with CiDi Inc. to integrate advanced autonomous driving technology within the TraxIQ platform, enabling a new approach to material handling.

PortRail Group is the new name in UK bulk material handling and logistics, following the acquisition of rail freight specialists RFS Works Ltd by JST Ports & Logistics last year.

Anemoi Marine Technologies Ltd and Nantong COSCO KHI Ship Engineering Co. Ltd (NACKS) have developed new wind-assisted propulsion (WAPS) integration solutions for Ultramax bulk carriers.

TSUNEISHI SHIPBUILDING Co., Ltd. announce the delivery of the world’s first LNG dual-fuelled Kamsarmax bulk carrier at its Tsuneishi Factory on 31 March 2026.

SDHI and Energy ONE Limited have signed a shipbuilding contract to build four 92 500 DWT bulk carriers.

INTERCARGO brought shipowners, charterers, insurers and service providers together in Athens on 31 March to tackle a growing issue in dry bulk shipping: how ship-to-ship (STS) transfers are actually carried out.

Cavotec has signed an order valued at approximately €13 million for the supply of MoorMaster automated vacuum mooring systems for a special application in North America.

NORDEN has signed a Contract of Affreightment (COA) of up to 10 years with LKAB and ordered two ice-class multipurpose vessels, expanding its position in specialised specialised segments.

The Baltic Exchange provides an update on the Dry Bulk markets for Week 12.

Diana Shipping Inc. announced that, through a separate wholly-owned subsidiary, it has extended the time charter contract with Nippon Yusen Kabushiki Kaisha, Tokyo, for one of its Kamsarmax dry bulk vessels, the m/v Myrto.