Dry Cargo

Representatives of NSK Ship Design and Fiskerstrand Holding
Shipbuilding

Norway's NSK Ship Design acquires engineering firm Multi Maritime

Gareth Havelock
Emmakris III at the Port of Chornomorsk
Bulkers

Ukraine prepares seized bulk carrier for sale after years stranded in Chornomorsk

Gareth Havelock
HD Hyundai Vietnam Shipbuilding's facilities in Khanh Hoa province
Shipbuilding

HD Hyundai Vietnam plans $100m expansion to reach 23-ship annual capacity by 2030

Jens Karsten
Skipanes and Akranes
Ro-Ro

Smyril Line takes delivery of second Ro-Ro in series

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

Baltic index stays in the doldrums as Capesize rates slide further

Reuters
A container vessel believed to be the Singapore-registered GFS Pride on fire after she struck a mine in the Strait of Hormuz, October 14, 2026. The ship later sank though her entire crew were all safely rescued.
Shipping

COLUMN | Cold War memories: why the world was actually much safer for seafarers back then [Grey Power]

Michael Grey
Grande Egitto
PCC/PCTC

VESSEL REVIEW | Grande Pacifico & Grande Egitto – Grimaldi adds 9,800CEU ammonia-ready car carriers to fleet

Baird Maritime
Norden bulk carrier
Bulkers

Baltic dry bulk index sinks to lowest in over three months

Reuters
Strait of Hormuz
Bulkers

UN sounds alarm as Hormuz crisis hits farm yields and prices

Reuters
Transport of fertiliser by sea
Bulkers

Lack of US-Iran deal on Hormuz fertiliser route risks food shortages

Reuters
Hengli Shipbuilding Dalian yard
Bulkers

EuroDry orders third Kamsarmax from Chinese shipbuilder for $37m

Alan Bosworth
Lem Azalea & Lem Plumeria
Bulkers

VESSEL REVIEW | Lem Azalea & Lem Plumeria – Methanol dual-fuel Ultramax bulkers for Lemissoler Navigation

Baird Maritime
CM Guangzhou's naming and delivery ceremony, October 10, 2026
PCC/PCTC

China Merchants Energy Shipping takes delivery of methanol dual-fuel car carrier

Jens Karsten
Strait of Hormuz
Acts of War

Two ships sink near Strait of Hormuz as waterway attacks surge

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

Baltic dry bulk index hits two-month low as losing streak stretches to day eight

Reuters
Dry Cargo Vessel News Roundup | October 14 – Focus on Chinese yards: ammonia-powered bulker sea trials, heavy lift ship orders and more
Dry Cargo

Dry Cargo Vessel News Roundup | October 14 – Focus on Chinese yards: ammonia-powered bulker sea trials, heavy lift ship orders and more

Baird Maritime
Golden Amreen, a Capesize bulker owned by Golden Ocean
Bulkers

Baltic dry bulk index slides into seventh consecutive day of decline

Reuters
Aura Seaways
Ferry

Freight volumes steady, passenger numbers drop for DFDS in September

Alan Bosworth
The Ro-Pax ferry Costanza I di Sicilia with her stern ramp door lowered
Ferry

Sicily opens market consultation for unified ferry services to five minor island groups

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

Baltic dry bulk index slide deepens as Capesize demand falters

Reuters
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