US dry bulk news

SGX and EEX successfully completed the transfer of all open interest in the Baltic Panamax 4TC (P4TC) index to the Panamax 5TC (P5TC) index on 16 January 2026.

Norfolk Southern Corporation has launched East Edge, a newly cleared double-stack intermodal corridor connecting Chicago and New England.

Independent University tests has proved that marine fuel consumption and associated emissions could be reduced more quickly and cost-effectively than previously assumed, using existing vessels and standard fuels already in circulation.

Berge Bulk and Anemoi Marine Technologies Ltd have completed the installation of four folding Rotor Sails, 5 metres in diameter and 35 metres in height, on Berge Bulk’s 208 000 DWT Newcastlemax vessel Berge Meru.

Associated Terminals and Liebherr Maritime Cranes celebrated the christening of two CBG 500 E cranes in New Orleans, introducing the first all-electric transshipment cranes of their kind on the Lower Mississippi River.

C3is Inc. announce the expansion of its fleet by entering into two Memoranda of Agreement for the acquisition of two MR product tankers with an approximate capacity of 50 000 dwt per vessel, both built in South Korea in 2008 and 2011.

Icon Energy Corp announce that since its most recent update, the company has sold an aggregate of 1 136 470 of its common shares at an average price of US$3.11 per share.

The Baltic Exchange provides an update on the Dry Bulk markets for Week 3.

Daniel Marshall, Martin Engineering, outlines effective approaches to minimising carryback and dust at conveyor discharge points.

Brave Pioneer is the first in a new fleet of chartered vessels designed to scale Cargill’s investment to low-carbon innovation across dry-bulk shipping.