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Bulk carriers
Every Vessel Hunter story on Bulk carriers: 11 stories, from 21 August 2026 to 14 October 2026. Newest: "US fighter jet disables bulker Ocean Molica as she tries to run the Iran blockade". Each story links to the ships and ports it names, so a name in the text opens the record behind it.
US fighter jet disables bulker Ocean Molica as she tries to run the Iran blockade
A US jet hit the stern of the bulk carrier Ocean Molica in the Gulf of Oman on 10 October, disabling her propulsion after she left an Iranian port.
Precious Shipping orders four 64,500 dwt Ultramax bulkers at Taizhou Sanfu for $141.8m
Precious Shipping has ordered four 64,500 dwt Ultramax bulk carriers from Taizhou Sanfu Shipbuilding for about $141.8m, with deliveries between April 2030 and January 2031.
Laden Capesize Merchant Mariner Takes Water in Three Ballast Tanks Off Dung Quat
The 179,570 dwt Merchant Mariner is listing about five degrees off Dung Quat with water in three port-side ballast tanks, 174,614 tonnes of iron ore aboard and 3,375 tonnes of fuel oil.
Master Killed in Black Sea Drone Attack as Turkey Circulates Truce Text
A drone strike on a Ukraine-bound Tanzanian-flagged cargo ship killed the master and injured three crew, days after Turkey handed Russia and Ukraine a draft memorandum on ending attacks on merchant shipping.
Divers Recover 350kg of Cocaine From a Bulk Carrier's Sea Chest at Mersin
Turkish police divers have recovered about 350kg of cocaine from the sea chest of the bulk carrier CSPC Pisces at Mersin, seizing diving gear and an underwater scooter alongside it.
Bulk Carriers Are Spending Almost 20% Longer at Sea Than They Did in 2020
Laden bulk carrier voyages averaged 22.42 days in June, 19.1% longer than in January 2020, while laden speeds slipped to 10.67 knots, quietly removing effective capacity from a rising fleet.
Dajin books 24 newbuildings and builds a heavy transport fleet of its own
Dajin Heavy Industry reports 24 newbuildings worth about RMB 12 billion for delivery to 2030, alongside its own KING and EMPEROR series heavy transport ships.
Turkish Newcomer Orders Twelve Ultramax Bulkers At Two Chinese Yards
Aqmaris Gemi, a Turkish shipowner established only last year, has ordered twelve Ultramax bulk carriers from two Chinese shipyards, with deliveries expected between 2028 and 2029.
Four-Year-Old Capesize Bulker Sells For Seventy-Eight Million
A capesize bulk carrier built in 2022 has been sold for around seventy-eight million dollars in what brokers describe as an exceptionally rare transaction, as a large Japanese private owner trims a fleet of some twenty vessels in the
Bulker Owner Orders Four Multi-Fuel Ships On Twenty-Five Year Charters
A Korean owner has ordered four bulk carriers capable of running on ethanol and methanol at a Chinese state yard, fitted with multi-fuel engines and committed to twenty-five year charters with a Brazilian mining group, with deliveries
Chinese Yard Delivers Second Bulk Carrier In Sixty-Four Thousand Tonne Series
A Chinese shipyard has delivered the second vessel in a series of 64,000 deadweight tonne bulk carriers to a state-owned domestic owner, following the first ship of the series a month earlier.
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