VLCC Rates Shatter All-Time Records as Hormuz Blockade Splits Freight Markets in Two The #Hormuz blockade has sent #VLCC rates to an all-time high of $423,736 per day while #drybulk markets quietly soften, creating a rare split across global #freightmarkets. Cape of Good Hope rerouting adds 14 days and reshapes flows for #tankers and #breakbulk operators alike. #maritime #logistics

The #Hormuz blockade has sent #VLCC rates to an all-time high of $423,736 per day while #drybulk markets quietly soften, creating a rare split across global #freightmarkets. Cape of Good Hope rerouting adds 14 days and reshapes flows for #tankers and #breakbulk operators alike. #maritime #logistics

World maritime trade summarised: #APAC & #EMEA trade much more than #AMERS - #Asia dominates #container #shipping (goods), the #SouthernHemisphere #drybulk (mining), The #MiddleEast #tankers (normally), and there's also lots of inland tanker trading in Europe (to/from its chemical hubs)...

Port of Rotterdam throughput falls 1.7% as industry struggles Throughput at #PortofRotterdam falls 1.7% to 428.4m tonnes in 2025 as #drybulk and chemicals weaken. #Containers rise 3.1% in TEU but tonnage slips. CEO Boudewijn Siemons flags investment pressure amid energy transition and #geopolitics.

Throughput at #PortofRotterdam falls 1.7% to 428.4m tonnes in 2025 as #drybulk and chemicals weaken. #Containers rise 3.1% in TEU but tonnage slips. CEO Boudewijn Siemons flags investment pressure amid energy transition and #geopolitics.

Supply Surge Threatens Dry Bulk Rally as 600 New Vessels Loom Over 2026 Rates, Drewry Warns Dry bulk markets head into 2026 on stronger commodity demand, but a 600 vessel delivery surge and tightening emissions rules threaten rate gains across key segments. #drybulk #freightrates #Capesize #shippingmarkets #decarbonisation

Dry bulk markets head into 2026 on stronger commodity demand, but a 600 vessel delivery surge and tightening emissions rules threaten rate gains across key segments. #drybulk #freightrates #Capesize #shippingmarkets #decarbonisation

Taylor Maritime continues fleet disposals as capital return strategy advances Taylor Maritime Limited advances fleet disposals with a new Handysize sale agreement after closing a $15.3m deal, reinforcing its capital return strategy. #TaylorMaritime #DryBulk #Handysize #ShippingMarkets #EdwardButtery

Taylor Maritime Limited advances fleet disposals with a new Handysize sale agreement after closing a $15.3m deal, reinforcing its capital return strategy. #TaylorMaritime #DryBulk #Handysize #ShippingMarkets #EdwardButtery

Western Bulk reports stronger 2025 earnings as dry bulk markets recover Western Bulk posts USD 5.4M profit for 2025 as dry bulk rates rebound, declaring USD 4.3M dividend. Strong grain, coal, and steel flows lift earnings. #WesternBulk #DryBulk #Shipping #FreightRates #Dividends

Western Bulk posts USD 5.4M profit for 2025 as dry bulk rates rebound, declaring USD 4.3M dividend. Strong grain, coal, and steel flows lift earnings. #WesternBulk #DryBulk #Shipping #FreightRates #Dividends

Western Bulk reports stronger 2025 earnings as dry bulk markets recover Western Bulk posts USD 5.4M profit for 2025 as dry bulk rates rebound, declaring USD 4.3M dividend. Strong grain, coal, and steel flows lift earnings. #WesternBulk #DryBulk #Shipping #FreightRates #Dividends

Western Bulk posts USD 5.4M profit for 2025 as dry bulk rates rebound, declaring USD 4.3M dividend. Strong grain, coal, and steel flows lift earnings. #WesternBulk #DryBulk #Shipping #FreightRates #Dividends

BBC Chartering Expands Heavy Lift Reach as OHBS Newbuild SEACON ATLANTA Enters Fleet Amid Rising Project Cargo Demand BBC Chartering adds OHBS newbuild SEACON ATLANTA to its fleet as #ProjectCargo and #Breakbulk demand accelerates. The #Handysize vessel, built 2026, strengthens heavy lift capacity alongside partner #SeaconShipping in evolving #DryBulk markets.

BBC Chartering adds OHBS newbuild SEACON ATLANTA to its fleet as #ProjectCargo and #Breakbulk demand accelerates. The #Handysize vessel, built 2026, strengthens heavy lift capacity alongside partner #SeaconShipping in evolving #DryBulk markets.

$6.15 Million Locked In as Diana Shipping Renews Amphitrite Charter Through 2027 Diana Shipping secures higher rates and $6.15 million in forward revenue as m v Amphitrite’s charter runs into 2027. A clear signal for #DryBulk #CharterRates #DianaShipping #Cobelfret #MaritimeMarkets

Diana Shipping secures higher rates and $6.15 million in forward revenue as m v Amphitrite’s charter runs into 2027. A clear signal for #DryBulk #CharterRates #DianaShipping #Cobelfret #MaritimeMarkets

A bulk carrier has been seized in Brindisi over suspected EU sanctions violations tied to Russian-origin cargo, signaling escalating enforcement and compliance risk across global trade. Read more on Europe’s sanctions evasions crackdown here 👉zurl.co/OmRYb

#Sanctions #DryBulk #GlobalTrade #AIS

XO Shipping Targets New Generation of Leaders to Anchor 2030 Global Expansion XO Shipping initiates a major leadership overhaul to drive #2030 goals. Executive Sinan Utlu seeks international talent to lead #drybulk expansion and navigate #maritime regulations. A bold move for #leadership in #logistics.

XO Shipping initiates a major leadership overhaul to drive #2030 goals. Executive Sinan Utlu seeks international talent to lead #drybulk expansion and navigate #maritime regulations. A bold move for #leadership in #logistics.

XO Shipping Targets New Generation of Leaders to Anchor 2030 Global Expansion XO Shipping initiates a major leadership overhaul to drive #2030 goals. Executive Sinan Utlu seeks international talent to lead #drybulk expansion and navigate #maritime regulations. A bold move for #leadership in #logistics.

XO Shipping initiates a major leadership overhaul to drive #2030 goals. Executive Sinan Utlu seeks international talent to lead #drybulk expansion and navigate #maritime regulations. A bold move for #leadership in #logistics.

Western Bulk’s Strategic Return to Ship Ownership: 81,601 DWT Kamsarmax Joins Fleet with Norwegian Partners Western Bulk teams up with Norwegian partners to acquire the 81,601 DWT Kamsarmax Western Egda, marking a strategic return to ship ownership. Discover how data and collaboration are reshaping dry bulk logistics. #WesternBulk #ShipOwnership #Kamsarmax #DryBulk #MaritimeLogistics

Western Bulk teams up with Norwegian partners to acquire the 81,601 DWT Kamsarmax Western Egda, marking a strategic return to ship ownership. Discover how data and collaboration are reshaping dry bulk logistics. #WesternBulk #ShipOwnership #Kamsarmax #DryBulk #MaritimeLogistics

Two Ultramax Charters Signal Strategic Shift as Diana Shipping Locks In USD 12.6 Million Fleet Employment Diana Shipping secures two new Ultramax time charters as #DSX locks in USD12.6m in revenue. Stone Shipping and Western Bulk take the #Pollux and #Andromeda, extending coverage into 2027 in a shifting #drybulk market.

Diana Shipping secures two new Ultramax time charters as #DSX locks in USD12.6m in revenue. Stone Shipping and Western Bulk take the #Pollux and #Andromeda, extending coverage into 2027 in a shifting #drybulk market.

Diana Shipping’s Charter Deal with Oldendorff Lands as Vessel Sale Falls Through — What It Signals for Dry Bulk Markets Diana Shipping secures a new #charter for Post-Panamax Electra with #Oldendorff while the planned sale of Ultramax DSI Drammen collapses. Key moves shaping #drybulk trends, #shipping strategies, and 2026 market expectations.

Diana Shipping secures a new #charter for Post-Panamax Electra with #Oldendorff while the planned sale of Ultramax DSI Drammen collapses. Key moves shaping #drybulk trends, #shipping strategies, and 2026 market expectations.

Diana Shipping Secures New Time Charter for m/v Los Angeles and Extends Contract for m/v DSI Aquarius Diana Shipping secures a time charter for m/v Los Angeles with MOL and extends DSI Aquarius contract with Bunge, generating projected revenues of US$12.55M… #DianaShipping #MOL #BungeSA #DryBulk #TimeCharter

Diana Shipping secures a time charter for m/v Los Angeles with MOL and extends DSI Aquarius contract with Bunge, generating projected revenues of US$12.55M… #DianaShipping #MOL #BungeSA #DryBulk #TimeCharter

Western Bulk Reports H1 2025 Loss Amid Weak Dry Bulk Market Western Bulk posted a USD 2.1m net loss in H1 2025 as weak coal and grain flows, fleet expansion, and U.S. tariffs weighed on rates. The company ended with USD 36m cash and no debt. #WesternBulk #DryBulk #Shipping #Maritime #Freight

Western Bulk posted a USD 2.1m net loss in H1 2025 as weak coal and grain flows, fleet expansion, and U.S. tariffs weighed on rates. The company ended with USD 36m cash and no debt. #WesternBulk #DryBulk #Shipping #Maritime #Freight

Lloyd's List Daily Briefing 16 July 2025

Red Sea traffic remains unchanged by resurgent Houthi attacks | When is a ‘blockade’ not a blockade?

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#RedSea #Security #Containers #DryBulk #VLCC #Tankers #MiddleEast #Yemen #MagicSeas #EternityC #Tutor #BYDXiAn #SuezCanal

Lloyd's List Daily Briefing 14 July 2025

Travelers named as insurer that declined war risk cover for Eternity C

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#Insurance #Casualty #Security #RedSea #DryBulk #Europe #London #EternityC #MagicSeas #Gallagher #Cosmoship #LondonClub #Marsh #Berbera

Lloyd's List Daily Briefing 10 July 2025

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#RedSea #DryBulk #Casualty #Security #Trade #MiddleEast #Yemen #EternityC #IMO #Ambrey #DiaplousGroup

India-Sri Lanka shipyard tie-up carries geopolitical weight LAST Friday’s India-Sri Lanka shipyard tie-up announcement, though modest in scale, came at an interesting time. The acquisition of a majority stake in Colombo Dockyard proposed by state-owned Mazagon...

India-Sri Lanka shipyard tie-up carries geopolitical weight

The deal, though small, aligns with India’s ambitions to become a global shipbuilding player and counter China’s maritime influence

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#DryBulk #Shipbuilding #Consolidation #AsiaPacific #India #SriLanka #Colombo

EU sanctions Russian grain operator in occupied Zaporizhzhia THE EU has targeted an organisation that manages the trade and logistics of agricultural products in Russian occupied Zaporizhzhia in its latest sanctions package. According to the EU, since 2022 the ...

EU sanctions Russian grain operator in occupied Zaporizhzhia

State Grain Operator was sanctioned by the US in February 2023

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#Sanctions #DryBulk #Russia #Ukraine #Ports #Logistics #Enisey #SanDamian #MonteRosa #MonteBianco #Zafar #Zaporizhzhia #Berdiansk

We were wrong about dry bulk scrapping, again FOR some time now, Lloyd’s List has predicted that the next year will be the year we see significant scrapping in the dry bulk sector. The same was true in the 2025 Outlook published late last year, w...

We were wrong about dry bulk scrapping, again

Many tipped 2025 to be the year that elderly bulk carriers finally went to the breakers, but rates remain good enough to keep them in service

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#DryBulk #ShipRecycling #StarBulk #WesternBulk #IMO #VShips #DrydelShipping

US-Houthi ceasefire not expected to spur imminent Red Sea return THE US-Houthi ceasefire is not expected to usher in an immediate normalisation of Red Sea traffic as the security risk remains largely unchanged, shipping and security analysts said in the wake of Tue...

US-Houthi ceasefire not expected to spur imminent Red Sea return

-Analysts say US-Houthi ceasefire unlikely to bring immediate return to Red Sea

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#RedSea #Security #Markets #Containers #DryBulk #UnitedStates #MiddleEast #Yemen #BIMCO #Israel #Hamas #Houthis

Ukraine detains vessel for Sevastopol export UKRAINIAN authorities have detained a Tanzania-flagged general cargoship and its crew in the Danube river, alleging it exported wheat from Russian-occupied Crimea. The vessel, which is not named in th...

Ukraine detains vessel for Sevastopol export

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#DryBulk #Security #Trade #Ukraine #Moldova #Russia #Anka #UskoMfu #Sevastopol #Kerch #Kavkaz #Giurgiulesti #Reni

Hague and Hague-Visby verdicts vary by country, Gard warns OWNERS seeking to limit liability for loss or damage to cargoes under the Hague and Hague- Visby Rules need to know that interpretations vary between courts in different countries, the world’s largest...

Hague and Hague-Visby verdicts vary by country, Gard warns

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#Law #Insurance #Containers #DryBulk #Europe #London #France #Gard #CMACGM #HagueVisbyRules #PierreMerer #NorwegianMarineMutual

USTR port fees: Dry bulk gets reprieve, for now DRY bulk will not be hugely affected by the port fees announcement outlined by the US Trade Representative last week, after the published plan was significantly watered down from the nightmarish origi...

USTR port fees: Dry bulk gets reprieve, for now

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#DryBulk #Trade #Ports #Logistics #UnitedStates #AsiaPacific #China #HSBC

Chinese iron ore and coal imports decrease in March IMPORTS of iron ore into China fell by 6.7% in March 2025 compared with the same period a year earlier. The world’s biggest iron ore market imported 93.97m tonnes last month, compared to more than 100...

Chinese iron ore and coal imports decrease in March

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#DryBulk #ShipOperations #China #Australia #SouthAmerica #Brazil #HoweRobinson #Drewry #BalticExchange #BilalMuftuoglu

High Court ruling confirms clauses paramount are just that A RECENT High Court ruling underlines that clauses paramount in shipping contracts really are paramount in the dictionary definition of the word, according to a senior associate at law firm Watson Far...

High Court ruling confirms clauses paramount are just that

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#Law #London #Containers #DryBulk #Tankers #Gas #MarketInsight #Producttankers #TangavEmiratesShippingLine #WatsonFarleyWilliams #EmiratesShippingLine #Alion #ArchitDhir