The dry bulk shipping market is ending the year on a high note — a far cry from what happened in 2024, when the fourth quarter turned out to be unusually weak

Mid-sized segments have seen earnings converge recently, narrowing traditional asset value differentials between ultramaxes and kamsarmax bulkers

First shipments from the much-heralded project left Guinea last week. Do they mark the beginning of a paradigm shift for dry bulk or has Simandou been overhyped?

Brace of product carriers at Chinese yard are first newbuildings for Marielena Procopiou and Konstantinos Lampsias’ growing fleet

Damage caused by the tanker did not meet the threshold to apply Finnish law, as the incident occurred in international waters

Two Greek bulker owners with origin link have chosen their moment to monetise ageing capesizes

Spot rates for capesizes, panamaxes and supramaxes are all near one-year highs. Dry bulk equities continue to follow rates upward, hitting new 2025 highs earlier this week

Greek dry bulk owner says rates have now recovered to a ‘very healthy’ level

Bulk carrier values have been relatively stable since the beginning of the year, while the number of sales transactions has been strong

Stronger than expected production from Vale in the second quarter means there is plenty of cargo for the capes, but longer-term demand is still uncertain

Acquisition of the capesize will see Genco’s fleet rise to 43 vessels, taking its investment in the largest-sized segment to more than $200m

The panamax and supramax segments experienced a decent climb in June and half of July, but the underlying negativity has not gone away