JR Shipping poised for dry bulk return with newbuild brace

Dutch owner JR Shipping has set out to return to the shortsea dry cargo sector with two diesel-electric newbuilds to be built at Chowgule Shipbuilding in India. The Harlingen-based group will be adding 8,500 dwt ships with delivery scheduled for the end of June 2027 and the end of February 2028. The newbuildings are part …