Eagle Bulk Shipping is a holding company. Through its subsidiaries, the company is engaged in the ocean transportation of dry bulk cargoes through the ownership, charter and operation of dry bulk vessels. The company owns a fleet of Supramax/Ultramax dry bulk vessels. Supramax/Ultramax dry bulk vessels are equipped with cargo-handling cranes and grabs. The company provides transportation solutions to a group of customers, including miners, producers, traders, and end users. Typical cargoes the company transports include both bulk cargoes, such as coal, grain, and iron ore, and minor bulk cargoes such as fertilizer, steel products, petcoke, cement, and forest products.

Dampskibsselskabet Norden is a holding company. Co., through its subsidiaries, is an internationally operating shipping group. Co. operates a fleet of 238 vessels. In dry cargo, Co. operates in Panamax and Handymax, in addition to growing activities in Handysize and Post-Panamax vessel types as well as activities in Capesize. In tankers, Co. activities comprise Handysize, MR and LR1 product tankers. Co.'s product tankers are commercially operated under the 50%-owned Norient Product Pool. Co.'s core fleet consists of owned vessels and vessels on long-term charter with purchase option, the core fleet is supplemented by vessels chartered on a short-term basis or for single voyages.

Safe Bulkers is an international provider of marine drybulk transportation services, transporting bulk cargoes, particularly coal, grain and iron ore, along worldwide shipping routes for consumers of marine drybulk transportation services. As of Feb. 9, 2018, Co. had a fleet of 39 drybulk vessels, with an aggregate carrying capacity of 3,513,800 dwt and an average age of 7.6 years. Co. deploys its vessels on both period time charters and spot time charters. The vessels on period time charters provide Co. with relatively stable cash flow and utilization rates, while the vessels in the spot market allow Co. to maintain its flexibility in low charter market conditions.

Star Bulk Carriers is an international company providing worldwide transportation solutions in the drybulk sector through its vessels-owning subsidiaries for a range of customers of major and minor bulk cargoes including iron ore, coal, grain, cement, fertilizer, along worldwide shipping routes. As of Dec 31 2016, Co. owned and operated a fleet of 73 vessels consisting primarily of Newcastlemax, Capesize as well as Kamsarmax, Ultramax and Supramax vessels with a carrying capacity between 52,055 dwt and 209,537 dwt. Co.'s vessels transport a range of major and minor bulk commodities, including ores, coal, grains and fertilizers, along worldwide shipping routes.