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Tuesday, August 17, 2021
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Baltic Dry Index Hits Highest Level Since June 2010

Aug 17 (Reuters) – The Baltic Exchange’s main sea freight index, which tracks rates for ships carrying dry bulk commodities, rose for a sixth

August 17, 2021
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Friday, August 13, 2021
bulk ship
Shipping

Higher Vessel Rates Lift Baltic Dry Index to 11-Year High

Aug 13 (Reuters) – The Baltic Exchange’s main sea freight index, which tracks rates for ships carrying dry bulk commodities, rallied to its highest

August 13, 2021
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Shipping

Surging Bulk Shipping ETF Struggles to Get New Cash

By Sam Potter (Bloomberg) — An expensive ETF riding both the commodity boom and the supply-chain chaos is shedding millions in assets, a sign of

August 13, 2021
Total Views: 770

Thursday, August 12, 2021
Grain ship in argentina
Shipping

100-Year Drought Impacting Argentina’s Grain Exports

By Hugh Bronstein BUENOS AIRES, Aug 12 (Reuters) – A once-a-century drought has lowered the water level of Argentina’s main grains transport river,

August 12, 2021
Total Views: 980

Friday, August 6, 2021
Ships moored Parana River Port
Shipping

Argentina’s Soybean Super-Highway is Drying Up

By Jonathan Gilbert (Bloomberg) — Snaking its way through thousands of miles of South American rainforest and pampas and past sprawling soybean and corn

August 6, 2021
Total Views: 9563

Wednesday, July 7, 2021
sugar
Shipping

Surging Shipping Rates Seen Tightening Sugar Market

By Fabiana Batista (Bloomberg) — Sugar refineries waiting for sky-high shipping rates to ease before locking in purchases may find that supplies tighten

July 7, 2021
Total Views: 978

Monday, June 28, 2021
bulk ship
Shipping

Baltic Index Hits 11-Year High on Gains Across Segments

June 28 (Reuters) – Baltic Exchange’s main sea freight index , tracking rates for ships carrying dry bulk commodities, hit a more than 11-year peak

June 28, 2021
Total Views: 964

Friday, June 11, 2021
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Ports

China’s Buying So Much Corn Its Ports Are Clogging

By Bloomberg News (Bloomberg) — China’s embarked on a record corn-buying spree this year and some vessels have been delayed for as long as a month

June 11, 2021
Total Views: 8560

Wednesday, June 2, 2021
hastings bulk carrier coal ships shipping iron ore newcastle
Shipping

CO2 Emissions from Coal Shipping Steady in 2020 as Green Pressures Grow

By Jonathan Saul LONDON, June 2 (Reuters) – Carbon emissions produced from seaborne coal exports stayed steady last year despite the impact of the

June 2, 2021
Total Views: 755

Thursday, May 27, 2021
general cargo bulk ship
Shipping

China’s Scrutiny of Corn Imports Spurs U.S. Cargo Cancellations

By Bloomberg News (Bloomberg) — China is clamping down on some corn imports amid concern that overseas purchases have spiraled out of control, prompting

May 27, 2021
Total Views: 19428

Tuesday, May 11, 2021
Global Commodities Scramble Sends Shipping Prices Soaring
Shipping

Global Commodities Scramble Sends Shipping Prices Soaring

By Thomas Biesheuvel, Prejula Prem and Annie Lee (Bloomberg) — The super-charged rally in commodity prices has made shipping more expensive than any

May 11, 2021
Total Views: 2225

Friday, May 7, 2021
Longshoremen discharging grain aboard Bulker
Ports

Dryness Poses Underestimated Problem For South America Bulk Exports

By Hugh Bronstein and Maximilian Heath (Reuters) – Argentine soy and corn harvesting is being driven by ideal weather conditions but the lack of rain

May 7, 2021
Total Views: 3043

Wednesday, May 5, 2021
bulk ship
Shipping

Baltic Dry Index Rises to Highest Level Since June 2010

May 5 (Reuters) – The Baltic exchange’s main sea freight index rose on Wednesday, its highest since mid-2010, boosted by gains across vessel

May 5, 2021
Total Views: 2312

Friday, April 30, 2021
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Shipbuilding

Fewer Orders of New Vessels Supports Dry Bulk Shipping, Cargill Says

By Jonathan Saul LONDON, April 30 (Reuters) – A lack of orders for new ships is providing further support to the dry bulk freight market as demand for

April 30, 2021
Total Views: 3909

Thursday, April 29, 2021
Ships moored Parana River Port
Shipping

Soy-Shipping Turmoil Deepens With Argentine Minister’s Death

By Jonathan Gilbert (Bloomberg) — Argentine farmers struggling to ship their crops through increasingly shallow rivers may soon face a new obstacle: One

April 29, 2021
Total Views: 2621

Wednesday, April 28, 2021
bulk carrier
Shipping

Higher Rates Lift Baltic Dry Index to Level Not Seen Since 2010

April 28 (Reuters) – The Baltic Exchange’s main sea freight index, which tracks rates for ships ferrying dry bulk commodities, gained on Wednesday

April 28, 2021
Total Views: 2042

Tuesday, April 27, 2021
Waterways Are Drying Up Making Navigation Difficult In Key South American Crop-Shipping Ports
Ports

Waterways Are Drying Up Making Navigation Difficult In Key South American Crop-Shipping Ports

The South American drought that’s helping push Wheat, Corn, and Soybean prices to multiyear highs isn’t just threatening crops, but also the

April 27, 2021
Total Views: 4846

Wednesday, April 21, 2021
bulk ship
Shipping

Baltic Dry Index Jumps to Over 10-Year Peak on Capesize Surge

April 21 (Reuters) – The Baltic Exchange’s main sea freight index surged to its highest in over a decade on Wednesday, powered by a jump in the

April 21, 2021
Total Views: 4286

Monday, April 19, 2021
bulk ship
Shipping

Higher Vessel Rates Lift Baltic Dry Index to 1.5-Year Peak

April 19 (Reuters) – The Baltic Exchange’s main sea freight index, which tracks rates for ships ferrying dry bulk commodities, rose to 1-1/2-year

April 19, 2021
Total Views: 1400

Tuesday, April 13, 2021
bulk carrier ballast water
Shipping

Investors Dump Commodities as Supercycle Call Meets Skepticism

By Andres Guerra Luz and Isis Almeida (Bloomberg) — Net bullish wagers on rising commodity prices fell to the lowest since December last week, raising

April 13, 2021
Total Views: 1687
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