NEW BUILDING : In dry bulk, Clients of Samos Steamship ordered two firm 180k dwt Capesize bulkers at JMU Ariake Shipyard

NEW BUILDING : In dry bulk this week, it was reported that Zhejiang Dachen Shipping declared a pair of optional 47k dwt Coastal trading Handymax bulkers

Capesize spot rates turn higher: Is a surprise pre-Christmas rally in the cards? –After several weeks of rangebound action, spot rates seem to

NEW BUILDING : A relatively quiet week in the market with deals only surfacing in the dry bulk space. Yangzijiang have announced contracts

NEW BUILDING : In the gas carrier market, DSME announced taking orders for two firm plus two optional 174k CBM LNG Carriers from Clients of Maran Gas Maritime

Dry bulk rates drop back down to earth. Is the worst over? – As volatility in the dry bulk space returned with a vengeance, so did potential trading

NEW BUILDING : In tankers this week, Nanjing Yangyang Chemical Transport announced ordering two firm 13k dwt Chemical tankers at Dayang Offshore

NEW BUILDING : In tankers, Hyundai HI announced taking an order for four firm LNG dual-fuel 114k dwt LR2’s from an unknown owner

Spot Capesize rates down 45% from highs; Are we near the bottom? – Over the past two weeks spot Capesize rates have dropped more than

In tankers, Samsung announced taking order for seven firm 120k dwt Shuttle Tankers from an unknown owner

In tankers this week, Dalian Shipbuilding announced taking order for a firm 115k dwt Aframax tanker from China Merchants Energy Shipping

Spot Capesize rates consolidate as the steep futures backwardation points to a correction – There is a battle going on in the dry bulk market

In the gas carrier market, Qatar Petroleum announced orders for four firm 174k CBM LNG Carriers at Hudong Zhonghua

NEW BUILDING: In dry bulk, Beihai announced contracting two 210k dwt Newcastlemax with an unknown owner

NEW BUILDING: In dry cargo, Atlantska Plovidba announced ordering two firm plus two optional 82k dwt Kamsarmaxes at Jiangsu New Hantong