The capesize bulker market has returned to its highest level in weeks as China prepares to inject billions of dollars into its lagging economy. On Monday, the People’s Bank of […]
The IMO will remain the key to shipping’s decarbonization, but the regulator’s member governments need to step forward with more ambitious plans and support. “We are fortunate to have the […]
According to Chinese customs authorities, November saw Chinese iron ore imports rise 7% YOY to 105 MMT. YTD, Chinese iron ore imports now amount to 1,038 MMT, down 3% YOY […]
Moody’s Investor Service has issued a 2022 outlook for shipping that it described as “stable”, but the credit rating agency painted a strong picture for the industry heading into the […]
Brief details of the winter’s first reported box spill on the Pacific are filtering through. Vessel tracker Fleetmon has reported the 2008-built, 4,506 teu Cosco Nagoya was forced to return […]
The “knee-jerk reactions” by governments to the new Omicron Covid-19 variant are putting transport workers and the global supply chain at greater risk of collapse, according to international transport organizations […]
So seamlessly has the world’s supply chain served Britain in recent decades that the politicians and the public have had little real reason to notice it. Until the last year […]
With the first cases of the Omicron variant detected in southern Africa, South Africa’s manganese ore production throughout Africa is at risk of further disruptions. South Africa is the world’s […]
The most active-wheat contract on the Chicago Board of Trade is down about 3% this week, the biggest weekly slump since early September. An easing of global supply worries put […]
Norwegian asset manager Ness, Risan & Partners (NRP) has joined forces with Germany’s Briese Schiffahrt to add another bulker to its fleet. NRP said the 37,100-dwt open-hatch handysize Interlink Levity […]
