Dry Cargo

The Liberian-flagged bulk carrier KMax Emperor sits low in the water off India's Mundra Port following a collision with the Barbados-registered ship True Mariner, September 11, 2026.
Accidents

Bulk carrier damaged following collision off India's Mundra Port

Gareth Havelock
Longpeace
Dry Cargo

Netherlands' Longship takes delivery of third 6,250DWT cargo vessel in series

Gareth Havelock
Bulk carriers in the port of Paranagua, Brazil
Bulkers

Baltic dry bulk index ends week at fresh low amid vessel rate slump

Reuters
Port of Novorossiysk
Bulkers

Russia's seaborne grain exports see steep August decline, port disruptions to blame

Reuters
Ro-Pax ferry Cote D’Opale
Ferry

DFDS reports stable August freight volumes alongside passenger decline

Alan Bosworth
Gulf of Aden map ethiopia somalia somaliland djibouti yemen
Crime & Piracy

Bulk carrier boarded by pirates in Gulf of Aden off Yemen

Gareth Havelock
Golden Amreen, a Capesize bulker owned by Golden Ocean
Bulkers

Larger vessels drag Baltic dry bulk index down

Reuters
Portland Canal Marine Terminal, Canada
Ports & Terminals

New deep-sea port terminal opens in British Columbia

Alan Bosworth
Mount Lhotse
Bulkers

VESSEL REVIEW | Mount Lhotse – Capesize bulker for Pacific iron ore and coal trades

Baird Maritime
Rendering of Compagnie Maritime Nantaise's hybrid Ro-Ro with rigid sails in the upright position
Ro-Ro

Sogestran subsidiary orders hybrid Ro-Ro fitted with questionable rigid sail technology

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

Higher vessel rates across all segments lift Baltic dry bulk index

Reuters
Dry Cargo Vessel News Roundup | September 9 – Trans-Atlantic sailing ship delivery, $1b in car carrier orders and more
Dry Cargo

Dry Cargo Vessel News Roundup | September 9 – Trans-Atlantic sailing ship delivery, $1b in car carrier orders and more

Baird Maritime
Alphamar Agencia Maritima bulker
Bulkers

Stronger Capesize rates give Baltic dry bulk index a fresh nudge

Reuters
Port of Port Hedland, Western Australia
Ports & Terminals

BHP, Port Hedland unions end talks with no deal as dispute drags on

Reuters
Sulina Canal, entry point to Ukraine's ports along the Danube
Bulkers

Ukraine's alternative grain route clogs with 80 ships stuck in line

Reuters
Middle Rhine section of the Rhine River
Inland Shipping

Low water grips Rhine river, forcing cargo ships to slash loads

Reuters
Bulk carriers in the port of Paranagua, Brazil
Bulkers

Baltic dry bulk index falls after three-day winning streak

Reuters
Freeport of Riga, Latvia
Bulkers

Latvia and Lithuania weigh closing ports to Russian grain exports

Reuters
Norden bulk carrier
Bulkers

Baltic dry bulk index posts weekly gain, touches nearly five-year high

Reuters
Trawind Shanghai
Heavy Lift

VESSEL REVIEW | Trawind Shanghai – Chinese 6,300DWT multi-purpose carrier capable of transporting breakbulk and project cargo

Baird Maritime
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