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Friday, March 10, 2023
Dry bulk coal shipping. ImagineStock/Shutterstock
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Baltic Dry Index Gains for Third Straight Week

March 10 (Reuters) – The Baltic Exchange’s main sea freight index, tracking rates for ships carrying dry bulk commodities, gained for the

March 10, 2023
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Thursday, February 23, 2023
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Grains Export Push to Boost Dry Bulk Shipping Market

By Jonathan Saul LONDON, Feb 23 (Reuters) – Bumper soybean harvests in Brazil and unsold grains stocks in the United States are set to boost

February 23, 2023
Total Views: 1972

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Shipping Hedge Fund Says Industry Set for Another Boom Year

By Asad Zulfiqar (Bloomberg) — A shipping hedge fund founded by a one-time ally of oil tanker billionaire John Fredriksen says the industry is set for

February 23, 2023
Total Views: 2755

Friday, February 17, 2023
Algoma and CSL Order Four ‘Methanol-Ready’ Self-Unloaders
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Algoma and CSL Order Four ‘Methanol-Ready’ Self-Unloaders

Canadian shipping companies Algoma Central Corporation and The CSL Group have announced a newbuild order for four “methanol-ready” self-unloading

February 17, 2023
Total Views: 1719

Friday, February 3, 2023
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Baltic Dry Index Logs Fifth Straight Weekly Drop

Feb 3 (Reuters) – The Baltic Exchange’s main sea freight index, tracking rates for ships carrying dry bulk commodities, fell for the fifth

February 3, 2023
Total Views: 671

Monday, January 30, 2023
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Baltic Dry Index Snaps Losing Streak

Jan 30 (Reuters) – The Baltic Exchange’s main sea freight index snapped its nine-session losing streak on Tuesday, as rates for panamax and

January 30, 2023
Total Views: 687

Thursday, January 12, 2023
bulk carrier ballast water
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Weak Vessel Demand Drags Baltic Dry Index Down Further

Jan 12 (Reuters) – The Baltic Exchange’s main sea freight index on Thursday posted its worst day since the start of this year on lower demand

January 12, 2023
Total Views: 1267

Wednesday, January 4, 2023
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Baltic Dry Index Falls Further After Record Drop

The Baltic Dry Index fell further today after yesterday’s biggest daily percentage drop since 1984. Jan 4 (Reuters) – The Baltic Exchange’s

January 4, 2023
Total Views: 1576

Friday, December 16, 2022
bow of a dry bulk carrier at anchor
Shipping

Baltic Dry Index Logs Best Week in Months

Dec 16 (Reuters) – The Baltic Exchange’s dry bulk sea freight index .BADI rose on Friday and posted its biggest weekly

December 16, 2022
Total Views: 591

Thursday, December 8, 2022
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Shipping

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
Total Views: 758

Thursday, November 10, 2022
Dry bulk coal shipping. ImagineStock/Shutterstock
Shipping

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: 4540

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: 2404

Saturday, October 15, 2022
wheat bulk ship
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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: 11479

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: 922

Friday, October 14, 2022
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Shipping

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: 1357

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: 960

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

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: 1253

Tuesday, September 13, 2022
Dry bulk coal shipping. ImagineStock/Shutterstock
Shipping

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: 2229

Thursday, August 25, 2022
bulk carrier at sea
Shipping

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: 1076

Thursday, August 18, 2022
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Shipping

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

August 18, 2022
Total Views: 1020
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