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Dry bulk
Every Vessel Hunter story on Dry bulk: 53 stories, from 14 July 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.
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.
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.
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.
CMES signs $2.8bn, 25-year Simandou contract for six VLOCs
China Merchants Energy Shipping's dry bulk arm Hong Kong Ming Wah has signed a 25-year agreement worth at least $2.8bn to carry Simandou iron ore on six very large ore carriers.
Genco extends its poison pill to 2027 after Diana Shipping's bid collapsed
Genco Shipping & Trading has extended its shareholder rights plan to 30 September 2027 and eased the terms for a qualifying offer, after Diana Shipping's nine-month pursuit ended.
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.
Seafarer killed as capesize Cape Dao is struck and left adrift in Hormuz
A 26-year-old Indian wiper was killed when two projectiles hit the capesize Cape Dao off Oman's Musandam peninsula on 23 September, setting her engine room on fire and leaving her adrift.
Yangzijiang Maritime orders 24 ships with options on 16 more
Yangzijiang Maritime Development has ordered 24 newbuildings at several Chinese yards and taken options on 16 more, lifting its portfolio to 98 vessels including options.
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.
Maritime Briefing of 23 September 2026
Transpetrol enters the LR1 segment, Taiwan gets a home-based cable layer, LS Marine books a record cable contract, and the European List of recycling yards becomes a fight.
Vale Charters Eight Tri-Fuel Newcastlemaxes From HMM in $3.5bn, 25-Year Deal
HMM has finalised an order for eight 210,000 dwt tri-fuel Newcastlemaxes at Yangzijiang, each chartered to Vale for 25 years under a KRW 4.7tn transportation agreement effective from 2030.
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.
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.
Guangzhou Bunkers Green Methanol to a Bulker for the First Time
Guangzhou has completed its first ship-to-ship methanol bunkering, supplying 1,021 tonnes of certified green methanol to the dual-fuel Ultramax bulk carrier Green Future.
Maritime Briefing of 9 September 2026
The day in shipping: the Consultative Shipping Group warns of a two-tier system, Espino de Marotta takes over a dry Panama Canal, and Hapag-Lloyd gets 30 days to rework its Zim bid.
HMM Signs a 25-Year Iron Ore Contract With Vale Worth KRW4.7trn
HMM has taken a third long-term iron ore contract from Vale, worth about KRW4.7trn, running 25 years per vessel and served by eight 210,000 dwt newcastlemaxes from 2030.
Espino de Marotta Takes Charge of a Panama Canal Running Short of Water
Ilya Espino de Marotta has taken office for a seven-year term at the Panama Canal, with rainfall 34% below average and daily transit capacity falling to 32 ships from 15 September.
Maritime Briefing of 8 September 2026
The day in shipping: Rosneft opens its Arctic export terminal, fire hits the icebreaker Admiral Makarov, Panama defers a draft cut, and a sanctioned roro is struck off Crete.
Fujian Highton Seeks $295m Placement to Fund a 16-Ship Buying Programme
Fujian Highton Development is raising up to RMB2bn to fund 16 bulkers and multipurpose heavylift ships over three years, with the whole placement earmarked for vessel purchases.
Panama Canal Postpones Neopanamax Draft Cut for a Second Time
The Panama Canal Authority has again deferred a planned reduction in Neopanamax draft, holding the maximum at 14.63 metres as Gatun Lake levels stay steady.
Diana Shipping Cuts Its Genco Holding Below 10% After Selling 275,000 More Shares
Diana Shipping has sold another 275,000 Genco shares for about $7.26m, taking its holding to roughly 9.5% and ending its status as a 10% beneficial owner.
Maritime Briefing, 2 September 2026: Hormuz, Congestion, Korean Yards
Transits through Hormuz down to five a day, Drewry rejecting the port capacity argument, and two Korean yards bidding for American naval work.
Taylor Maritime Sells Three Handysizes as Its Chief Executive Buys In
Ed Buttery's T3 Holding is on the buyer side for around $32.2m of the deal, which the board and its sponsor judged fair and reasonable to shareholders.
Star Bulk Prepares an Athens Listing Alongside Its Nasdaq Quotation
The dry bulk owner posted a second-quarter net profit of $144.9m, its best quarter since 2022, and counts 138 owned vessels totalling 13.8m dwt.
Cetus Maritime in Talks for 13 Seacon Ships Ahead of a Planned IPO
Hong Kong bulker owner Cetus Maritime is negotiating to take interests in 13 vessels from Hong Kong-listed Seacon Shipping in a cash-and-shares deal tied to its planned overseas listing.
Mercuria's Capesize Buying Spree Approaches 1.5 Million DWT
Mercuria's secondhand capesize buying is nearing 1.5m dwt after the purchase of the 180,000 dwt Mount Dampier for around $38 million.
Wheat Futures Reach Three-Year High as Black Sea Loadings Stall
Chicago wheat futures have risen 18 percent this month as attacks on merchant shipping shut down grain loading on both sides of the Black Sea.
Scrap Metal Fire on Bulker at Cardiff Renews Cargo Screening Concern
Fire crews fought a smoky scrap metal fire in the hold of a bulker at Cardiff, the latest in a run of similar blazes linked to contaminated cargo.
Navios Partners Posts 274 Million Dollar First-Half Net Income
Navios Maritime Partners reported net income of $274.3m for the first half of 2026 as its multi-segment fleet absorbed disruption in the Strait of Hormuz and Red Sea.
Black Sea Attacks Drive Global Grain Shipments Down Eight Percent
Global grain shipments have fallen 8 percent year on year over five weeks, driven by a 26 percent collapse in Black Sea exports as attacks on ships and port infrastructure intensify.
Diana Shipping Sells $32m of Genco Stock After Takeover Bid Collapses
Diana Shipping has sold 1.2m Genco Shipping & Trading shares for just over $32m following the collapse of its nine-month takeover campaign, cutting its stake to 11.62%.
India Extends Transhipment Access for Hormuz-Diverted Cargo to October
India has extended access to all its seaports and international airports for foreign-bound cargo diverted by Strait of Hormuz disruption until 31 October, and has brought dry bulk under the framework.
Panama Canal to Cut Daily Transit Slots From September as Rainfall Falls Short
The Panama Canal will reduce daily transit slots from 3 September after below-expected rainfall in its watershed, reorganising bookings into four cargo-type auction groups.
Baltic Dry Index Snaps Two-Session Slide as Capesize Earnings Climb
The Baltic Exchange's main dry bulk index rose 15 points to 2,791 as capesize gains outweighed a weakening panamax market and softer iron ore futures.
Chinese Foreign Trade Grows Sharply In First Seven Months
China's goods trade reached 30.13 trillion yuan in the first seven months of 2026, up 17.3 percent, with imports growing considerably faster than exports.
Chrome Ore Becomes The Fastest Growing Dry Bulk Trade Of The Year
Seaborne chrome ore volumes rose about 44 percent in the first half of 2026 as the collapse of South African ferrochrome smelting pushed raw ore towards Asia.
Japanese Owner's Quarterly Profit Rises Despite Weaker Container Contribution
Mitsui O.S.K. Lines lifted first-quarter net profit by around sixteen percent as dry bulk swung to profit and the container contribution shrank.
Star Bulk Walks Away From 470 Million Dollar Genco Fleet Deal
Star Bulk has terminated its 470.5 million dollar agreement to buy sixteen bulk carriers, removing a central component from a long-running takeover attempt by another Greek owner.
COSCO Approves Fifteen Newcastlemax Bulkers Worth 7.9 Billion Yuan
COSCO Shipping Development has approved an order for fifteen Newcastlemax bulk carriers of 210,000 tonnes capacity each, to be built at two Chinese shipyards for a total contract value of 7.92 billion yuan, around 1.1 billion dollars.
Pan Ocean Lifts Quarterly Profit As Grain Sales More Than Double
Pan Ocean lifted second-quarter net profit attributable to the parent by 11.9 percent to 137.5 billion won, with operating profit up 57.5 percent and grain sales more than doubling.
NYK to take dry bulk affiliate NS United private in $1bn deal
Nippon Yusen Kaisha has set out a two-stage transaction worth close to $1bn to take its dry bulk affiliate NS United Kaiun private and lift its holding to 83.33%.
Van Oord dredging gives Kamarajar an 18-metre draft
Kamarajar becomes only the second Indian major port able to accept fully laden capesize vessels of up to 170,000 dwt.
COSCO approves fifteen newcastlemax bulkers
COSCO Shipping Development has approved orders for 15 newcastlemax bulk carriers worth about $1.1bn, all leased within the group for 20 years.
Nickel ore trade surges, reviving safety concerns
Seaborne volumes climbed more than 22% year on year in the second quarter, boosting demand for supramax and ultramax bulkers.
Diana Shipping threatens to cut Genco takeover price
The Athens-based owner cites a $50 million drop in its US rival's fleet value since early June to justify a potentially lower offer.
Aruna Shipping orders up to ten ultramax bulk carriers in China
Turkey's Aruna Shipping has signed for up to ten ultramax bulk carriers at a Yangzhou Guoyu Shipbuilding operation in Zhoushan, China.
Diana Shipping lets Genco tender expire but keeps takeover bid alive
Diana Shipping has let its hostile tender offer for Genco Shipping expire, but its $27.34-per-share takeover proposal for the US dry bulk owner remains on the table.
Diana extends its tender offer in Genco takeover push
Diana Shipping has extended its tender offer for Genco Shipping & Trading to late July, keeping its takeover push alive after a modest increase in shareholder support.
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