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Thursday, December 8, 2022
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Incentivizing New Fuels: Drybulk Ship Owners Share Their Ideas

By Barry Parker (gCaptain) – Next week will see the Marine Environmental Protection Committee’s “MEPC79” meetings occurring in-person at the

December 8, 2022
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Thursday, November 10, 2022
ship loading coal
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Iron Ore Ships Turn to Coal to Survive China’s Slump

By Ann Koh and Liz Ng (Bloomberg) — Cargo ships suffering from weak Chinese demand for iron ore are finding a more lucrative alternative as the

November 10, 2022
Total Views: 4474

Tuesday, October 18, 2022
Employees working at cargo ship Kypros Land which is loading soybeans to China at Tiplam terminal in Santos
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Shipping Woes to Squeeze China’s Soybean Stocks

By Naveen Thukral and Dominique Patton SINGAPORE/BEIJING, Oct 18 (Reuters) – China’s soybean stocks are set to tighten further as delays

October 18, 2022
Total Views: 2362

Saturday, October 15, 2022
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Soaring Dollar Leaves Food Piled Up In Ports As World Hunger Grows

(Bloomberg) –Food importers from Africa to Asia are scrambling for dollars to pay their bills as a surge in the US currency drives prices even higher for

October 15, 2022
Total Views: 11443

A bulk carrier departs the Port of Odessa prior to the war. Image courtesy VolodymyrT / Shutterstock.com
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Watch Commodities As China Heads for Pivotal Week

(Bloomberg) Commodities are entering a crucial period as earnings season gathers pace, Europe firms up its energy-crisis response, and China’s political

October 15, 2022
Total Views: 900

Friday, October 14, 2022
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Bad Week For The Baltic Dry Index

Oct 14 (Reuters) – The Baltic Exchange’s dry bulk sea freight index edged up on Friday to snap a six-session losing streak, but posted its worst

October 14, 2022
Total Views: 1337

Wednesday, September 21, 2022
Labourers unload rice bags from a supply truck at India's main rice port at Kakinada Anchorage. Photo REUTERS/Rajendra Jadhav
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India Considers Exporting Some Stuck Rice Cargoes

By Mayank Bhardwaj NEW DELHI, Sept 21 (Reuters) – India is considering allowing the overseas shipment of some rice cargoes stuck at ports after

September 21, 2022
Total Views: 942

Tuesday, September 20, 2022
Baltic Dry Index Jumps 11% on Strong Demand Across Vessel Segments
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Baltic Dry Index Jumps 11% on Strong Demand Across Vessel Segments

The Baltic Dry Index is now up almost 80% from its 52-week low of 965 points recorded on August 31st. Sept 20 (Reuters) – The Baltic Exchange’s

September 20, 2022
Total Views: 1227

Tuesday, September 13, 2022
ship loading coal
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Drybulk Shipping Market: A Dead Cat Bounce Or…?

By Barry Parker (gCaptain) – Shipping markets are always full of surprises. Containers have eased, tankers have boomed, and drybulk continues to be

September 13, 2022
Total Views: 2201

Thursday, August 25, 2022
bulk carrier at sea
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Baltic Dry Index Falls Sharply as Capesize Rates Plunge 30%

Aug 25 (Reuters) – The Baltic Exchange’s main sea freight index .BADI registered its worst fall in three months on

August 25, 2022
Total Views: 1048

Thursday, August 18, 2022
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Baltic Exchange’s Capesize Index Logs Biggest Single-Day Decline in Over Two Years

Aug 18 (Reuters) – The Baltic Exchange’s main sea freight index fell on Thursday as capesize vessel rates saw their biggest daily plunge since

August 18, 2022
Total Views: 1011

Wednesday, August 10, 2022
U.N. Expects ‘Big Uptick’ in the Supply of Ships for Ukraine Grain
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U.N. Expects ‘Big Uptick’ in the Supply of Ships for Ukraine Grain

By Michelle Nichols UNITED NATIONS, Aug 10 (Reuters) – The United Nations expects a “big uptick” in ships wanting to export Ukraine

August 10, 2022
Total Views: 1679

Wednesday, July 27, 2022
A navios bulk carrier underway at sea
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Navios Partners Grows Drybulk Fleet with Acquisition of 36 Ships from Navios Holdings

Navios Maritime Holdings (NYSE: $NM) announced today a definitive agreement to sell its 36-vessel drybulk fleet to sister company Navios Maritime Partners

July 27, 2022
Total Views: 2266

Tuesday, July 5, 2022
Europe Needs More LNG & Coal Ships ASAP
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Europe Needs More LNG & Coal Ships ASAP

By Elena Mazneva (Bloomberg) European natural gas prices rose to the highest level in almost four months on persistent supply concerns amid the worst energy

July 5, 2022
Total Views: 4803

Saturday, May 14, 2022
India Bans Wheat Exports
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India Bans Wheat Exports

By Rajendra Jadhav, Mayank Bhardwaj and Nigam Prusty MUMBAI, May 14 (Reuters) – India banned wheat exports on Saturday days after saying it was

May 14, 2022
Total Views: 1987

A dockyard worker watches as barley grain is mechanically poured into a 40,000 ton ship at an Ukrainian agricultural exporter's shipment terminal in the southern Ukrainian city of Nikolaev July 9, 2013.
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Germany Accuses Putin of Provoking the Global Food Crisis

By Iain Rogers, Katharina Rosskopf and Arne Delfs May 14, 2022 (Bloomberg) –German Foreign Minister Annalena Baerbock accused Russia of deliberately

May 14, 2022
Total Views: 1342

Friday, May 13, 2022
Romanian Port Races Against Clock to Move Ukrainian Grain
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Romanian Port Races Against Clock to Move Ukrainian Grain

By Luiza Ilie CONSTANTA, Romania, May 13 (Reuters) – Pressed into emergency service by the blockade of Ukraine’s seaports by Russian invaders,

May 13, 2022
Total Views: 6114

Tuesday, May 10, 2022
bow of a dry bulk carrier at anchor
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Baltic Dry Index Close to 5-Month Peak on Stronger Rates

May 10 (Reuters) – The Baltic Exchange’s main sea freight index rose to a near five-month high on Tuesday, as rates rose for all vessel

May 10, 2022
Total Views: 776

Thursday, May 5, 2022
United Grain and ILWU Reach Labor Deal at Major Pacific Northwest Grain Export Terminal
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United Grain and ILWU Reach Labor Deal at Major Pacific Northwest Grain Export Terminal

The negotiating committees representing Longshore workers from the International Longshore and Warehouse Union (ILWU) Local 4 union and management from the

May 5, 2022
Total Views: 1338

Saturday, April 30, 2022
grain ship Unity N loading in Romania
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First Ship With Ukrainian Corn Departs Romania

By Megan Durisin (Bloomberg) Enough grain has made its way out of Ukraine to fill an export vessel in neighboring Romania, marking a small but important first

April 30, 2022
Total Views: 9803
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