Bulk cargo

We've taken delivery of some, uh, new, uh, VLCC new buildings and Suez Maxes, and we've sold older ships.

On the dry bulk, of course, uh, last year we were talking about, uh, the Golden Ocean transaction.

Um, we're sitting in now in, uh, in our new office here in Oslo, and, uh, that transaction, uh, went very well in the execution.

Uh, I think the team here in Norway, the team in Belgium, uh, have integrated, uh, very well.

Uh, and I think, uh, the, the good surprise this year has been that, uh, uh, iron ore volumes, bauxite volumes have really underpinned the Cape size market, uh, ton miles, some inefficiencies left and right.

Mm.

Uh, so we're in a very good place on dry bulk as well.

Yeah.

I'm Craig Eason and in this week's episode, as thousands of shipping people head to Hamburg for SMM, we take a peek under the lid of Germany's shipping industry.

Also, Holly's back with another instalment of Granula, your regular delve into the dry bulk market.

And Oman, it's been in the news lately as it deals with the ongoing conflicts between the US and its neighbour, Iran, on the other side of the Strait of Hormuz.

We hear where it sees itself in the shipping scheme of things.

This should be the principle.

That was Khalil Al-Huti, Oman Maritime Association Chairman, talking to my colleague Wajing Ma in Singapore earlier in the week.

Now, remaining on the topic of choke points, Holly Burkett is back with our dry bulk mini show, Granula, and this month she is focusing on choke points.

Vessel traffic is being blocked at multiple bottlenecks around the world.