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Wednesday, April 7, 2021
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Dry Bulk Shipping Rates Are Surging and the Rally Isn’t Over

By Isis Almeida, Rachel Graham and Annie Lee (Bloomberg) — For a glimpse of how quickly and unevenly economies are recovering from the pandemic, look no

April 7, 2021
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Tuesday, March 23, 2021
Congestion Hits Brazil’s Largest Port
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Congestion Hits Brazil’s Largest Port

By Ana Mano and Marcelo Teixeira (Reuters) – Soy and sugar traders are fighting for room in Latin America’s largest port, rushing to secure loading

March 23, 2021
Total Views: 4054

Monday, March 22, 2021
dry bulk vessel
Shipping

Big Ships Snag Unusual Cargoes as Dry Bulk Market Tightens

By Krystal Chia and Ann Ko (Bloomberg) — Shipments of timber and grain are being loaded onto a class of ship normally reserved for other cargo as

March 22, 2021
Total Views: 8439

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Shipping

Baltic Dry Index Rises to Over 1-Year High

March 22 (Reuters) – The Baltic Exchange’s main sea freight index tracking rates for ships ferrying dry bulk commodities scaled an over one-year

March 22, 2021
Total Views: 1821

Wednesday, March 17, 2021
bow of a dry bulk carrier at anchor
Shipping

Baltic Dry Index Jumps as Panamax Rates Hit Over 10-Year High

March 17 (Reuters) – The Baltic Exchange’s main sea freight index on Wednesday climbed to a near 1-1/2-year high as panamax rates scaled a more

March 17, 2021
Total Views: 2197

Monday, January 11, 2021
bulk carrier
Shipping

Baltic Dry Index Extends Rally Surging 10%

Jan 11 (Reuters) – The Baltic Exchange’s main sea freight index climbed about 10% to its highest level in three months on Monday as soaring coal

January 11, 2021
Total Views: 3088

Thursday, January 7, 2021
bulk carrier sunset
Shipping

Baltic Dry Index Up for Seventh Straight Session

Jan 7 (Reuters) – The Baltic Exchange’s main sea freight index that tracks rates for ships carrying dry bulk commodities rose for a seventh session

January 7, 2021
Total Views: 1267

Wednesday, January 6, 2021
Eneti offshore wind turbine installation vessel
Shipping

Scorpio Bulkers Reveals New Name in Transition to Wind

NYSE-listed Scorpio Bulkers has announced it intends to change its name to Eneti Inc. as the dry bulk shipping company sheds the bulk and transitions to the

January 6, 2021
Total Views: 1665

Tuesday, January 5, 2021
bulk ship
Shipping

Rising Capesize, Panamax Rates Buoy Baltic Dry Index

Jan 5 (Reuters) – The Baltic Exchange’s main sea freight index, tracking rates for ships carrying dry bulk commodities, climbed on Tuesday to its

January 5, 2021
Total Views: 2103

Thursday, December 24, 2020
bulk ship
Shipping

Baltic Dry Index Marks First Yearly Gain in Three Years

Dec 24 (Reuters) – The Baltic Exchange’s main sea freight index posted its first annual gain in three years on Thursday as iron ore shipments to

December 24, 2020
Total Views: 2149

Monday, December 21, 2020
hastings bulk carrier coal ships shipping iron ore newcastle
Shipping

Traders at Odds With China Import Ban Keep Coal Cargoes in Limbo

By Aaron Clark, Kevin Varley and Ann Koh (Bloomberg) — Seafarers stuck for months on vessels carrying Australian coal off China’s coast are trapped

December 21, 2020
Total Views: 10489

Friday, November 13, 2020
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Maritime News

Vale and Chinese Port Sign $651 Million Deal for Iron Ore Storage

BEIJING, Nov 13 (Reuters) – Brazil’s Vale and China’s Ningbo Zhoushan Port have signed a deal to invest around 4.3 billion yuan ($650.6

November 13, 2020
Total Views: 517

Thursday, November 12, 2020
Stranded Coal Ships in Crosshairs of China-Australia Spat
Maritime News

Stranded Coal Ships in Crosshairs of China-Australia Spat

By Aaron Clark, Kevin Varley and Rajesh Kumar Singh (Bloomberg) — At least 20 giant bulk carriers are anchored off the Chinese port of Jingtang and

November 12, 2020
Total Views: 535

Wednesday, November 4, 2020
bulk carrier
Maritime News

Dry Bulk Trade Group Slams Charterers for Preventing Crew Changes

Charterers in the dry bulk sector have been preventing much needed crew changes from taking place despite owners agreeing to pay the associated costs,

November 4, 2020
Total Views: 112

Thursday, October 29, 2020
Employees working at cargo ship Kypros Land which is loading soybeans to China at Tiplam terminal in Santos
Maritime News

American Soybean Cargo Makes Rare Journey to Top Exporter Brazil

By Isis Almeida, Tatiana Freitas and Alfred Cang (Bloomberg) –The U.S. has started selling soybeans to Brazil after the world’s top exporter lowered

October 29, 2020
Total Views: 91

Monday, October 5, 2020
bulk ship
Maritime News

Baltic Dry Index Rallies Past 1-Year High

Oct 5 (Reuters) – The Baltic Exchange’s main sea freight index, tracking rates for ships carrying dry bulk commodities, rose to its highest in more

October 5, 2020
Total Views: 216

Tuesday, September 29, 2020
Virus Cases Rise on Ship Stranded Off World’s Key Iron Ore Hub
Maritime News

Virus Cases Rise on Ship Stranded Off World’s Key Iron Ore Hub

By David Stringer and Krystal Chia (Bloomberg) — Authorities in Australia are contending with a rising number of coronavirus cases among the crew of a

September 29, 2020
Total Views: 40

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Maritime News

Bulker Earnings Surge on China Infrastructure Investment

By Firat Kayakiran (Bloomberg) –Ships that transport coal and iron ore to China are seeing a surge in earnings as the nation’s demand for commodities

September 29, 2020
Total Views: 32

Wednesday, August 12, 2020
general cargo bulk ship
Maritime News

Port Logjam in Brazil Signals China’s Return to Sugar Market

By Fabiana Batista and Marvin G. Perez (Bloomberg) –Chinese demand for sugar is finally showing signs of life after Beijing ended massive import tariffs.

August 12, 2020
Total Views: 273

Wednesday, July 1, 2020
bulk ship
Maritime News

Dry Bulk Shipping is Shrugging Off COVID-19. For Now

By Firat Kayakiran (Bloomberg) –The cost of moving commodities like coal and iron ore across the world’s oceans is surging as China lifts cargo

July 1, 2020
Total Views: 66
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