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Every Vessel Hunter story on Bulk carrier: 15 stories, from 5 August 2026 to 12 October 2026. Newest: "CMB.TECH's Mineral Europa leaves for Australia as first ammonia-powered bulker". Each story links to the ships and ports it names, so a name in the text opens the record behind it.

A large bulk carrier at sea, seen from above
Industry

CMB.TECH's Mineral Europa leaves for Australia as first ammonia-powered bulker

CMB.TECH says Mineral Europa, a 210,000 dwt Newcastlemax with a WinGD dual-fuel engine, has sailed on her maiden voyage to Australia on charter to Fortescue.

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ALFA WATAN, general cargo (IMO 7510884)
Incident

Abandoned Capesize Emil drifts into Bulgarian waters two months after drone strike

The bulk carrier Emil, abandoned off Odesa after a Russian drone strike on 5 August, has drifted into Bulgaria's economic zone with no salvage under way.

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Ships in dry docks at a shipyard
Industry

COSCO Guangdong turns supramax Pu Tuo Hai into 2,528 TEU boxship Singapore River

COSCO (Guangdong) Shipyard has converted the 2007-built supramax Pu Tuo Hai into the 2,528 TEU containership Singapore River, chartered to X-Press Feeders, with a sister conversion under way.

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A bulk carrier under way at sea, seen from above
Incident

Capesize Cape Falcon refloated off Gladstone after a week aground and detained

The fully laden capesize Cape Falcon floated free off Gladstone on 24 September after six days aground near the port's dredge spoil ground, and has been detained while her hull is examined.

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A bulk carrier under way at sea, seen from the air
Incident

Bulk carrier First Margaux strikes fishing vessel in Singapore Strait

The Panama-flagged bulk carrier First Margaux struck the stern of the Chinese fishing vessel Luqing Yuanyu 108 in the Singapore Strait on 17 September, with no reported injuries on either ship.

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Workers carrying out repairs on a ship in a shipyard dry dock
Incident

Fire on Bulker Ocean Melody at Qingdao Yard Kills 25 Workers

Twenty-five workers died in a fire aboard the bulk carrier Ocean Melody during repairs at Qingdao Beihai Shipbuilding, one of China's worst recent industrial accidents.

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Loaded bulk carrier under way seen from the air
Incident

Iran Seizes a Sugar-Laden Bulk Carrier Over an Oil and Sludge Discharge in Hormuz

Iranian authorities seized a bulk carrier after images showed oil being discharged into the Strait of Hormuz, adding a pollution case to a strait Tehran already polices for transit fees.

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Bulk carrier under way seen from the air
Industry

GMI Doubles Its Hydrogen Bulker Programme to Four Ships With an Indian Order

Green Maritime Infrastructure has ordered two more compressed-hydrogen bulkers at India's Chowgule Shipyard, joining two larger vessels already under construction in Turkey.

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Bulk carrier loading grain alongside a quay in clear weather
Port activity

Churchill Loads Its First Grain Cargo in Six Years as Arctic Traffic Returns

Canada's only Arctic deep-water port is loading grain again after a six-year gap, following its first critical minerals export in more than two decades.

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Bulk carrier loading cargo at a commodity berth
Incident

Empty Lifeboat Recovered in Search for Ocean Winner's Missing Crew

The Indian Coast Guard has recovered a damaged and empty lifeboat from the bulker Ocean Winner, with 22 crew still missing and investigators examining possible cargo liquefaction.

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A laden bulk carrier under way in open water
Incident

Bulker Ocean Winner Sinks in Eight Minutes off India, 22 Crew Missing

The Panama-flagged bulker Ocean Winner took a list and went under in about eight minutes in the Bay of Bengal; two of her 24 crew have been rescued and 22 are still missing.

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INTERCARGO confirms one death aboard the Minoan Dignity as Hormuz transits stay at a trickle
Incident

Chief Engineer Killed as Projectile Hits Bulker Off Oman Coast

One seafarer was killed when the Greek-managed bulker Minoan Dignity was struck by an unknown projectile half a nautical mile off Oman, at the western approach to the Strait of Hormuz.

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Geared bulk carrier under way on open sea
Incident

Thai Owner Receives 11 Million Dollar War Risk Payout For Hormuz Casualty

A Thai owner has received a war risk payout of about eleven million dollars after one of its bulk carriers was attacked in the Strait of Hormuz.

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Merchant traffic passing through a narrow Turkish strait
Incident

Engine Failure Grounds Bulker In Dardanelles, Closing Strait For Twelve Hours

Traffic through Turkey's Dardanelles Strait resumed after a bulk carrier that suffered an engine failure and ran aground was refloated with tug assistance, Turkish authorities said.

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Bulk carrier at sea in hazy conditions
Incident

Crewmember missing after bulk carrier struck in Strait of Hormuz

A seafarer is missing after a Greek-managed bulk carrier was hit by an unidentified projectile while transiting the Strait of Hormuz northbound.

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Bulk carrier: maritime news and analysis, 15 stories | Vessel Hunter