Solid market for US Seaway ports

The Panama Canal’s operational issues led some bulk shippers to choose alternative routes, with future decisions based on capacity and transit assurances.

Grain exports from the US are projected to increase 12% in 2024, driven by a rebound in maize shipments, aided by normal Mississippi River water levels.

An acquisition by a New York investment house should make life easier in the Midwest agricultural supply chain.

Eureka Shipping is building a 12,500 dwt cement ship to replace older vessels in the Great Lakes, set for delivery in 2025 from Holland Shipyard Group.

Sigma Lithium has reached its second shipment target after trucking 15,000 tonnes of battery-grade lithium concentrate and 30,000 tonnes of by-products to Vitoria Port in Brazil.

Classification society DNV has awarded Viridis Bulk Carriers, an Approval in Principle for its ammonia fuelled shortsea bulker design.