A Barbados-flagged bulk carrier successfully repelled two pirate attacks in the Bab el-Mandeb Strait, ensuring crew safety and vessel security.

Disabled bulker under tow to Port Louis

Turkish shipmanagement company Ciner Gemi Acente Isletnii Sanayi Ve Ticaret has been fined

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Around 800 litres of oil was collected after it leaked during the final stages of removing the wreck of the bulk carrier MV Miner off Scaterie Island, the government of Canada’s Nova Scotia province reports.

CSSC Guangzhou Huangpu Shipbuilding has inked and order for two 64,000dwt bulk carriers with Chinese owner

Chengxi Shipyard has announced it has signed a newbuilding contract to build two 64,000dwt bulk carriers with a

Shanghai Waigaoqiao Shipbuilding, a CSSC-affiliated shipyard, has signed contracts with two undisclosed

MV ELENI P was seized in the morning of May 12, 2010. The Greek-owned, Liberia-flagged 72,100 dwt bulker was sea-jacked around 380 nm south-east of Salalah (Oman) in position 15.55N  060.50E. The 23 crew comprises of 19 Filipinos, 2 Greek and one Ukrainian sailor, who are said to be unharmed.

SinoShip NewsBumper bulker order for Yangzhou GuoyuShipbuildingSinoShip NewsShanghai: Yangzhou GuoyuShipbuildinghas won a big order for up to nine handysize log-fitted bulkers from Norway's Eitzen Eco Bulk. The 38,000 dwt ships are costing $21m each and are based on the Green Dolphin design created by the Shanghai...

Drewry's latest Dry Bulk Forecaster report suggests that cash-strapped shipowners will scrap younger and younger ships this year as the dry bulk market wallows in the doldrums. A ship as young as 15 years has already been sold for scrap in recent months, and the average scrapping age of Chinese-built Capesizes was 21 years in 2012. Drewry does not expect any improvement in the freight market in 20...