Belships buys another ultramax bulk carrier resale from Japan
This is the fourth Japanese resale acquired by the Norwegian shipowner in 2023 so far
Bulkers
Vafias spinning again as he separates out bulkers from tankers for Nasdaq listing
Greek shipowner’s Imperial Petroleum is forming new company C3is to focus on dry cargo
Diana Shipping suffers rate cut in post-panamax bulker period deal with Cobelfret
Vessel was making $3,000 more per day during previous charter with Refined Success
Turkish shipowner and fleet end up on US blacklist over Russia connections
Artvin Denizcilik ve Ticaret and its three bulkers were sanctioned for ties to a previously sanctioned St Petersburg outfit
Weco Shipping posts record profit of $152m as tankers and bulkers prosper
Danish owner and operator capitalises on strong markets and vessel sales at the top of the cycle
Kenneth Lam and Sabrina Chao team up to launch new ship finance venture
Hong Kong-based SeaKapital will source funds for shipowners from a wide range of institutions
KCC becomes only fifth shipowner member of SSI decarbonisation group
Combination carrier company says collaboration is key to meeting climate-change targets
Inspection row briefly halts UN’s Black Sea grain corridor
Bad news comes in thick and fast for the beleaguered initiative to get grain out of Ukraine
Seafarer dies and two more in coma after gas poisoning on bulker
Chinese crew members may have inhaled hydrogen sulphide in Vietnam
China’s Shandong Shipping splashes almost $400m on kamsarmax bulker newbuildings
The state-owned company has ordered a dozen 82,000-dwt ships as part of its fleet expansion programme