dry bulk shipping

By Jonathan Saul LONDON, Mar 1 (Reuters) – Cargill made its first grain shipment using an electronic freight document this week as the U.S. agribusiness

(Bloomberg) — Cargill Inc., the agricultural trader that accounts for 2 percent of world freight, is ordering new ships in a reversal of a policy against

(Bloomberg) — Brazilian miner Vale SA more than doubled spending on maritime freight in the fourth quarter as it shipped more of the steel-making

  (Bloomberg) — Pacific Basin Shipping Ltd., Hong Kong’s biggest dry-bulk carrier, posted its first annual loss since listing in 2004 after a

(Bloomberg) — Charter rates for Capesize ships, which fell for a 14th session today, may rebound as increased export cargoes from Brazil compensate for

(Bloomberg) — A storm that closed Australian ports handling 43 percent of world iron-exports delayed as many as 74 vessels amid rain that might interrupt

By Isaac Arnsdorf and Rob Sheridan (Bloomberg) — Shipping rates for iron ore are poised to double next quarter as Chinese steelmakers import extra

By James Regan SYDNEY, Feb 25 (Reuters) – World trade in iron ore faces major disruptions as a cyclone bears down on Western Australia, shutting port

(Bloomberg) — Earnings for Capesize ships, the largest carriers of iron ore and coal, remained at a six-week low as a dearth of cargoes curbed hiring of

By John McGarrity LONDON, Feb 19 (Reuters) – Colombia’s largest coal exporter Cerrejon has declared force majeure on at least some of its cargoes

Coal imports into China, the world’s largest consumer of the commodity, are poised to more than double in the next few years as local production falls,

Golden Ocean Group Ltd. climbed to the highest level in almost two years in Oslo trading after the shipping company controlled by billionaire John Fredriksen

Chinese demand for iron ore cargoes may advance more slowly than expected following holidays in the Asian country, because import prices are at level that

HONG KONG – Rio Tinto has signed a 20-year contract with Japan’s Mitsui O.S.K. Lines Ltd (MOL) to carry iron ore from Australia to China, as the

Returns for Panamax ships, the main grain and coal carriers, reached the highest in almost two months as the reopening of some Asian offices after holidays and

Returns for Panamax vessels that haul coal and other commodities strengthened, nearing a two- month high, on increasing exports of the mineral from the U.S.

By Michelle Wiese Bockmann (Bloomberg) — Earnings for ships that carry dry- bulk commodities are set to start recovering in 2014 as fleet growth slows to

By Michelle Wiese Bockmann (Bloomberg) — The Baltic Dry Index, a measure of costs to transport minerals and grains by sea, fell for a second session as

(Bloomberg) — A South Korean shipping company with 10 vessels hired out to Vale SA, the world’s largest iron-ore producer, bought an 11th vessel

After suffering massive losses over the past year, and with more losses forecasted amid terrible drybulk and tanker markets, Mitsui OSK Lines’ President