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Eagle Bulk Shipping Inc. Adds Capacity - Acquires Modern Ultramax Bulk Carrier

Eagle Bulk Shipping Inc. (NASDAQ: EGLE) (Eagle Bulk), one of the world’s largest owner-operators within the midsize dry bulk vessel segment, on Tuesday (Sep13) announced that it has expanded its fleet with the purchase of a high-specification …
Sep 14, 2022 / Vessels

MOL Signs Deal to Build 2nd Bulk Carrier Equipped with 'Wind Challenger' Hard Sail System

Reducing Environmental Impact by Using Wind as Vessel's Propulsive ForceTOKYO-Mitsui O.S.K. Lines, Ltd. (MOL) on Wednesday (Aug10) announced its intent to equip a second bulk carrier with the "Wind Challenger" (Note 1) hard sail system, which …
Aug 11, 2022 / Vessels

Navios Maritime Holdings Inc. Announces the Sale of its 36-Vessel Drybulk Fleet

Navios Maritime Holdings Inc. (Navios Holdings) (NYSE: NM), announced on Wednesday (Jul27) a definitive agreement providing for the sale of its 36-vessel drybulk fleet for an aggregate consideration of approximately $835.0 million consisting of cash …
Jul 28, 2022 / Vessels

MOL Drybulk and Drax Launch Green Shipping Initiative

Drax and MOL Drybulk partner to develop wind power technology that will reduce biomass shipping emissions by a fifthNewly built vessels will be fitted with MOL’s Wind Challenger hard sail technology, with first ship expected as soon as 2025The …
Jul 12, 2022 / Vessels

MOL Drybulk to Start Sea Trials of Panamax Bulk Carrier Powered by Biofuel

TOKYO- MOL Drybulk Ltd. (MOL Drybulk) today announced that it will start sea trials of Panamax bulk carrier “C.S. OLIVE”, chartered from Chugoku Sougyo CO., Ltd., using biofuel in late June 2022.Mitsui O.S.K. Lines, Ltd. (MOL) has signed a deal for …
Jun 10, 2022 / Vessels

Safe Bulkers, Inc. Announces Agreement for the Acquisition of Two Kamsarmax Class Newbuild Vessels

Safe Bulkers, Inc. (the Company) (NYSE: SB), an international provider of marine drybulk transportation services, announced on Tuesday (May 31) that it has entered into an agreement for the acquisition of two Chinese dry-bulk, 82,500 dwt, Kamsarmax …
Jun 1, 2022 / Vessels

Safe Bulkers, Inc. Announces Agreement for the Acquisition of One Capesize Class Dry-bulk Vessel

Safe Bulkers, Inc. (the Company) (NYSE: SB), an international provider of marine drybulk transportation services, announced today that it has entered into an agreement for the acquisition of a 2012-built, Chinese, dry-bulk, 176,000 dwt, Capesize …
May 27, 2022 / Vessels

Enviva and MOL Drybulk to Deploy Bulk Carrier to Reduce GHG Emissions in the Woody Biomass Supply Chain

Enviva Inc. (NYSE: EVA), the world’s leading producer of sustainable wood bioenergy, and MOL Drybulk Ltd. (MOLDB), a subsidiary of Mitsui O.S.K. Lines Ltd. (MOL), a leading global marine transport group, announced they have signed an additional …
May 25, 2022 / Curious

MOL's plan of large-scale dry bulk vessel with a hard sail system was certified at the Oshima shipyard

TOKYO-Mitsui O.S.K. Lines, Ltd. (MOL) and Oshima Shipbuilding Co., Ltd. on Wednesday (Mar23) announced the introduction plan of large-scale dry bulk vessel with a hard sail system was certified as "Introduction plan of vessel with excellent …
Mar 24, 2022 / Curious

EuroDry Ltd. Announces Agreement to Acquire MV Molyvos Luck, a 2014-built Supramax Bulker

EuroDry Ltd. (NASDAQ: EDRY, EuroDry), an owner and operator of drybulk vessels and provider of seaborne transportation for drybulk cargoes, announced today that it has agreed to acquire M/V Molyvos Luck, a 57,924 dwt drybulk vessel built in 2014, for …
Jan 21, 2022 / Vessels