Dry Cargo

Increase in bauxite orders from China to drive surge in capesize bulker demand, shipping exec claims
Bulkers

Baltic index hits fresh multi-month peak in strong weekly run

Reuters
Middle Rhine section of the Rhine River
Inland Shipping

Rain comes to the rescue as Rhine water levels hold stable

Reuters
MinRes Karri
Bulkers

Australia's Mineral Resources places new ore transshipment barge into service

Jens Karsten
Bulk carrier Christos K MarineTraffic com Howard Harrison.jpg
Bulkers

Baltic index powers to near three-month high on broad rate gains

Reuters
Wheat shipment
Bulkers

Egypt turns to France for wheat as Black Sea war disrupts routes

Reuters
Cedar, a tanker operated by CMB Tech division Euronav
Shipping

CMB Tech net profit surges to $364m in Q2 2026

Gareth Havelock
Gezhouba
Bulkers

Chinese builder delivers electric inland bulk carrier

Jens Karsten
Trial voyage completed for new Chinese inland cargo ship
Bulkers

Trial voyage completed for new Chinese inland cargo ship

Gareth Havelock
Min Jiang Kou COSCO Shipping COSCO Shipping Specialized Carriers Shanghai Merchant Ship Design and Research Institute Fujian Shipbuilding Industry Group
PCC/PCTC

COSCO Shipping Specialised Carriers posts revenue growth in H1 2026

Alan Bosworth
Bulk carriers in the port of Paranagua, Brazil
Bulkers

Baltic dry bulk index extends winning streak to fifth session

Reuters
Emden
PCC/PCTC

SFL Corporation reports $34m second-quarter net income

Alan Bosworth
Danube map
Bulkers

Mounting delays hit 70 grain ships waiting to reach Ukrainian ports

Reuters
Dry Cargo Vessel News Roundup | August 26 – Dutch electric shortsea ship design, Norwegian multi-purpose carrier delivery and more
Dry Cargo

Dry Cargo Vessel News Roundup | August 26 – Dutch electric shortsea ship design, Norwegian multi-purpose carrier delivery and more

Baird Maritime
Vigor OL Brave
Bulkers

VESSEL REVIEW | Vigor OL Brave – Handysize bulker optimised for coal, grain and steel transport

Baird Maritime
Sabang Port, Indonesia
Ports & Terminals

OPINION | India and Indonesia are developing Sabang as a port, not a base

Premesha Saha
Aerial view of smoke billowing from the hold of the bulk carrier Federal Welland at the Port of Cardiff, UK, August 25, 2026
Incidents

Fire ignites on bulk carrier in Cardiff, UK

Gareth Havelock
An Indian Coast Guard boarding team inspects an empty lifeboat that was aboard the Panamanian-flagged bulk carrier Ocean Winner when it sank in the Bay of Bengal on August 22, 2026. Only two survivors have been reported among the ship's 24-strong crew as of August 26, 2026.
Search and Rescue

Chinese vessels join search for missing cargo ship crew in Bay of Bengal

Gareth Havelock
Neoliner Origin
Ro-Ro

CMA CGM to deploy sail-equipped Ro-Ro on trans-Atlantic service

Jens Karsten
Hoegh Aurora – First in new series of ammonia-ready car carriers for Norwegian owner
PCC/PCTC

Hoegh Autoliners orders six additional dual-fuel vessels from Chinese yard

Alan Bosworth
Increase in bauxite orders from China to drive surge in capesize bulker demand, shipping exec claims
Bulkers

Baltic dry bulk index back to near two-week high as rates rebound

Reuters
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