According to Chinese customs authorities, iron ore imports for March came in at 87 MMT, down 15% YOY. Iron ore imports for March were 4% lower than the 5-year average […]
Torrential rain – the worst experienced in more than six decades – has knocked out operations at South Africa’s largest port, Durban. Some parts of KwaZulu-Natal province recorded as much […]
Shanghai has reportedly eased the lockdown for 43% of its housing complexes, according to media reports. During a briefing, deputy secretary general of the municipal government declared that residential compounds […]
Contaminated fuel bunkered in Singapore is causing headaches for shipowners and charterers in the capesize and newcastlemax market, with the Brazilian market expected to be affected next quarter. Marine fuel […]
Some residents of Shanghai stepped out of their homes for the first time in more than two weeks today, as the city took tentative steps towards easing a Covid-19 lockdown. […]
Further details of Lidl’s new shipping line have emerged. Splash reported earlier this month how the giant European budget supermarket chain had registered a container shipping company, Tailwind Shipping Lines. […]
China is blocking more highways to curb the spread of coronavirus in the country as the snarl-up in cargo traffic is expected to deteriorate and further weigh on ocean freight […]
Looking on horrified at millions of hungry, irate Shanghainese, citizens in many other cities across China have started to hoard food in preparation for any impending Covid-19 lockdown. China’s heavy-handed […]
Japan’s Prime Minister, Fumio Kishida, announced on Friday that Japan will impose ban on Russian coal imports. The Japanese government has not established a date for Russian coal ban, with […]
Japan, the world’s third-largest coal importer, said it will ban coal imports from Russia and impose a wide range of additional sanctions. The Asian economic powerhouse said these measures were […]
