Bulkers (Dry Cargo, Shipping)

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
Bulk carriers in the port of Paranagua, Brazil
Bulkers

Baltic dry bulk index extends winning streak to fifth session

Reuters
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
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
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
Baru
Tankers

Klaveness Combination Carriers reports increased profits in Q2

Alan Bosworth
Hansa Dredjoe with her wind-assisted foil propulsion units in the raised position
Bulkers

VESSEL REVIEW | Hansa Drejoe – Multi-purpose cargo carrier for European shortsea routes

Baird Maritime
Bulk carriers in the port of Paranagua, Brazil
Bulkers

Baltic dry bulk index hits near two-week high on broad vessel gains

Reuters
Port of Novorossiysk
Bulkers

Russia scrambles to safeguard grain exports amid Ukrainian strikes

Reuters
Black Sea
Security

Zelenskiy says Russia rejected proposal to halt Black Sea ship attacks

Reuters
Kaub, Germany
Inland Shipping

Ships load more freight as Rhine water levels rise

Reuters
Leto
Bulkers

Cargill extends Panamax bulker charter with Diana Shipping

Alan Bosworth
The bulk carrier Sun Winner II (later renamed Ocean Winner) in 2023
Accidents

22 missing after bulk carrier sinks off India's east coast

Gareth Havelock
Bulk carrier
Bulkers

Baltic dry bulk index sees late-week lift, but weekly losses hold

Reuters
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