Advanced Shipping & Trading S.A. has released its Weekly Shipping Market Report for Week 35 of 2026, dated 29 August 2026, published in the Weekly Shipbrokers Reports section of Hellenic Shipping News.

The report notes that the Capesize bulk carrier "Mount Dampier" — a 181,000 dwt vessel built in 2011 at Imabari Shipbuilding in Japan, fitted with an exhaust gas cleaning system (scrubber) and with special survey/drydocking due in November 2026 — was committed to European interests. Capesize bulk carriers are the largest class of dry bulk vessel, typically around 150,000–200,000 deadweight tons; they are too large to transit the Suez or Panama canals and must sail around the Cape of Good Hope or Cape Horn, and are commonly employed in long-haul trades such as iron ore and coal shipments.

For readers tracking vessel economics, two details in the fixture are relevant context. Scrubbers are retrofit systems that allow ships to continue burning heavy fuel oil while complying with the IMO 2020 sulfur cap regulations, meaning the vessel can potentially benefit from the spread between high-sulfur and low-sulfur fuel prices. Meanwhile, the vessel's special survey and drydocking (SS/DD) — periodic statutory inspections required under classification society rules — falls due in November 2026, so the incoming owner or operator faces a scheduled regulatory milestone shortly after the reported commitment.

The full report is available as a PDF: Advanced Shipping & Trading Market Report – Week 35 (PDF)

Source: Advanced Shipping & Trading S.A., via Hellenic Shipping News