BUNGE

  • General
    • Vessel Name : BUNGE
    • Operator : BUNGE N. AMERICA
    • Ships Type (ICST) : Dry Cargo Deck Barge
    • Vessel Type : Flat / Deck Barge
    • Construction : Steel
  • Engine
  • Location
    • City : ST. LOUIS
    • STATE : MO
  • Capacity
    • Net Tonnage : 823
    • Full Load Capacity : 2161 Short ton
  • Size
    • Register length : 200 Feet
    • Regular Breadth : 35 Feet
    • Overall Length : 200 Feet
    • Overall Breadt : 35 Feet
    • Load draft : 12 Feet
    • Light Draft : 1.8 Feet
    • Height : 21.9 Feet
  • Other
    • Year : 2011
    • EQUIP1 : NONE
    • Coast Guard Number : NOT/DOC

BUNGE N. AMERICA

  • Area of Operation : UPPER AND LOWER MISSISSIPPI, OHIO, ILLINOIS AND OTHER TRIBUTARIES
  • Principal Commodity : GRAIN, STEEL AND OTHER COMMODITIES

News

Vessels Run Aground in the Rivers of the Drought-hit Amazon Region

Vessels Run Aground in the Rivers of the Drought-hit Amazon Region

A barge carrying three trucks and 2,000 empty cooking gas cylinders lies stranded on the vast sand banks of a diminished Rio Negro river after running aground last month, highlighting the plight of river transport in the Amazon region hit by severe drought.Officials warned that low river levels risk disrupting grains exports from nearby farm states.

After Attacking Ukraine Wheat Exports, Russia Faces Own Shipping Challenge

After Attacking Ukraine Wheat Exports, Russia Faces Own Shipping Challenge

Russia's lack of ships and Western grain traders' shrinking appetite for business with Moscow are adding to rising costs of moving Russian wheat, at a time when the war in Ukraine has spilled perilously close to vital Black Sea supply routes.President Vladimir Putin promised to replace Ukrainian grain with Russian shipments to Africa after Moscow in July ended an arrangement that gave Ukraine's

Bunge Port Deal in Southern Brazil Ends, Opening Door to Rivals

Bunge Port Deal in Southern Brazil Ends, Opening Door to Rivals

The end of a contract between a Bunge agent and a state-run port company in southern Brazil could make room for rivals interested in the public grains terminal, documents and court filings showed.The contract between Bunge port agent Litoral and the Sao Francisco do Sul port authority ended on April 11 and does not foresee an extension.Bunge declined to comment.

Landslides Block Access to Brazil's Paranagua Port

Landslides Block Access to Brazil's Paranagua Port

Brazil's Paranagua port authority said on Tuesday that landslides caused by heavy rainfall blocked road and rail access to the port, the second busiest for grain exports in the country. In a statement, the authority said other port operations are normal as ships continue to unload and load products stored at the port's warehouses.

Amazon Drought Chokes River Traffic, Threatens Exports

Amazon Drought Chokes River Traffic, Threatens Exports

A severe drought choking major rivers in the Amazon rainforest has disrupted ship traffic near the region's biggest city and pushed up costs for northern shipping routes, raising risks for corn exports in coming months.The unusual heat and dryness, linked to the mass deaths of fish and river dolphins, has already limited local communities'access to food and drinking water

Diana Lines Up Time Charter with Bunge

Diana Lines Up Time Charter with Bunge

Dry bulk shipowner Diana Shipping on Monday announced that it has lined up a time charter contract with agribusiness Bunge for one of its Ultramax dry bulk vessels, DSI Andromed—a 60,309 dwt Ultramax dry bulk vessel built in Japan in 2016.The charter, which Diana entered through a separate wholly-owned subsidiary, is expected to commence on November 24, 2023.