USG Supramax rates slow
The USG Supramax freight market started the month on a flat note, but in the second half of the month the rates fell on all routes, with brokers reporting a surplus of tonnage. ...
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Eureka Shipping takes delivery of new cement carrier Jorvik
Eureka Shipping, a joint venture between Cyprus-based SMT Shipping and Canada's CSL Group, has expanded its fleet with the delivery of a new self-unloading cement carrier named ...
USG Supramax market saw extremely volatile month
The USG Supramax market has rallied considerably. In the first half of February rates skyrocketed for spot laycans amid very tight tonnage supply in the region. Additional suppo...
Amrize vessel arrives to begin Great Lakes shipping season
The 2026 Great Lakes shipping season has officially commenced in Alpine this with the arrival of the ‘Samuel de Champlain’s Innovation’. The specialised tug and barge docked at ...
Buzzi Unicem Italia upgrades maritime fleet
Buzzi Unicem Italia has concluded five years of maritime logistics with the ship Danavik, which recently departed Augusta for its final journey to Malta and Marghera. Since 2021...
Heidelberg Materials to deploy methanol-powered cement carrier
Germany’s Hartmann Group has partnered with Heidelberg Materials Northern Europe to develop a methanol-powered pneumatic cement carrier for high-frequency coastal operations in ...
Global cement shipments surge on African demand
Global cement and clinker shipments rose sharply in 2025, driven primarily by booming demand along Africa’s Atlantic coast. Between January and November, total shipments increas...
Cement Carrier set for foreign replacement with job losses
Maritime unions in New Zealand are sounding the alarm over plans by multinational Holcim and Nova Algoma Cement Carriers Ltd (NACC) to replace the New Zealand-crewed cement carr...
Mibau Steam orders two self-unloading bulk carriers
Their design will be based on that of the existing 41,000dwt vessels MV Starnes and MV Fjordnes, which were delivered in 2020 and 2021. However, the extra capacity of the new ve...
MV Tamarack sets sail for a greener Great Lakes Future
The MV Tamarack, a next-generation cement carrier packed with energy-efficient technologies, arrived at the Port of Montreal on 22 August 2025, marking the end of its maiden tra...