JUNE 6, 2018 — How big can LNG-fueled bulk carriers get? Lloyd’s Register and China’s Shanghai Waigaoqiao Shipbuilding Co., Ltd (SWS) are to jointly develop a 210,000 dwt LNG dual-fueled Newcastlemax bulker
MAY 18, 2018 — Eniram, a Wärtsilä company, has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with Athens-based Arista Shipping to participate in the Project Forward initiative, which is led by Arista. The
MAY 15, 2018 — More consolidation in the dry bulk sector: Athens headquartered Star Bulk Carriers Corp. (NASDAQ: SBLK) says it has entered into an agreement acquire eighteen dry bulk vessels in
MAY 3, 2018 — Bulk carrier owners are warned to pay extra attention to the basics in a new report issued by the Swedish Club. The mutual insurer has found that for
APRIL 10, 2018 — The world’s largest LNG fueled bulk carrier thus far — the 191 m, 50,000 dwt Ilshin Green Iris — is powered by a single MAN B&W 6G50ME-GI two-stroke
MARCH 30, 2018 — A proposal from NYK Line and Oshima Shipbuilding for a joint R&D plan to develop an LNG fueled post-panamax bulk carrier has been approved by Japan’s Ministry of
FEBRUARY 21, 2018 — Korea’s Ilshin Shipping has taken delivery of the world’s largest LNG fueled bulk carrier from shipbuilder Hyundai Mipo Dockyard. Built to dual Lloyd’s Register and Korean Register class,
FEBRUARY 1, 2018 — Nassau, Bahamas, headquartered ship management company Campbell Shipping has reached an agreement with satcom services provider Inmarsat to migrate its fleet of dry bulk carriers from Inmarsat’s Xpress
OCTOBER 6, 2017 — Bulgaria’s Navigation Maritime Bulgare (Navibulgar) has contracted four Bluetech 45 handymax bulk carriers at China’s Jiangsu Yangzijiang Shipbuilding Group. The contract includes options for two further ships. The
AUGUST 24, 2017 — The Coast Guard has issued a $5,000 fine to the owners of a foreign freight vessel for unauthorized ballast water discharge into the Willamette River in Portland, August
