Another day, another bulker grounding
APRIL 22, 2015 — Bulker groundings have been keeping U.S. Coast Guard District 9 busy. The district was able to report that by 7:00 a.m. this morning the Polstream bulker Juno, which
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Deltamarin books order for first B.Delta68 self-unloader
APRIL 17, 2015 — Deltamarin’s B.Delta family has notched up another success. Vulica Shipping Co. Ltd. has placed an order with Chinese shipbuilder Jiangsu Hantong Ship Heavy Industry Co. Ltd. for the
NZ court fines Master who failed breathalyzer test
MARCH 23, 2015 — The prosecution of a ship’s Master with five times the legal breath alcohol limit has been welcomed by Maritime New Zealand. Parmod Kumar, Master of the African Harrier,
Algoma Central appoints new CEO
MARCH 10, 2015 — Canadian-flag shipowner Algoma Central Corporation has announced the appointment of Ken Bloch Soerensen as President and Chief Executive Officer effective April 1, 2015. Mr. Sorensen, a native of
Tsuneishi Shipbuilding delivers 200th Kamsarmax bulker
JANUARY 8, 2015 — Japan’s Tsuneishi Shipbuilding Co., Ltd. yesterday delivered its 200th Kamsarmax bulk carrier, the 82,000 dwt Ultra Lion. Developed by Tsuneishi and now an industry standard, Kamsarmax bulkers have
Bulker hits Brooklyn Bridge
NOVEMBER 9, 2014 — The light mast of the 34,627-DWT Gibraltar-registered bulk carrier Rainbow Quest struck the underside of the Brooklyn Bridge on November 7 while the ship was traveling down the
Bridge hits ship
NOVEMBER 3, 2014 — Usually it’s the other way round. But the National Transportation Safety Board has issued a report on an accident in which a bridge hit a ship — and
ADM takes delivery of bulker with air lubed hull
OCTOBER 29, 2014 — Agribusiness giant Archer Daniels Midland Company (ADM) has taken delivery of Harvey Frost, the first of three eco-friendly 95,000 dwt bulk carriers featuring an air lubricated hull. The
Ecoships unveils new eco-friendly bulker design
SEPTEMBER 2, 2014 — Ecoships, the technical ship management arm of London-headquartered Newport Shipping Group, has introduced the Greenlotus 32, a next generation bulk carrier design developed to set the standard in
Lemissoler picks Kaplan propellers for bulker series
JUNE 18, 2014 — Limassol, Cyprus, based Lemissoler Navigation Co. Ltd. has selected the fuel-efficient MAN Alpha Kappel propeller design for a new series of eight 58,500 DWT bulk carriers planned for