Bulk Carrier Acquisition and Market Volatility Highlight the Week of December 12-19, 2025.
Western Bulk has returned to bulker ownership with its acquisition of Kamsarmax CSSC Shi Jia Zhuang, now Western Egda, amidst mixed signals from the dry bulk market. In a sign of Capesize convergence, rates increased, while smaller sectors softened. ABP had advanced Humber infrastructure, and the Baltic Dry Index stood at 2121 on 17 December stalemate indicating divergence in the sector.