Coal, grains, and steel may be the largest commodity groups to be affected by intensifying Russia-Ukraine tensions. According to Ocean Analytics, in 2021 about 231 MMT of dry bulk commodities […]
Indonesia has revoked its coal export ban on 759 companies allowing the restoration of shipments to foreign buyers such as Japan and China. A Ministry of Energy and Mineral Resources […]
After a decade of low prices and declining investments in the coal industry, supply has tightened exacerbated by labour shortages, heavy rains, and limited access to heavy machinery which further […]
Conflict in Ukraine would destabilize trade in the Black Sea region and bulker owners should prepare for riskier business and higher freight rates if the situation deteriorates, lawyers have told […]
Newbuilding orders continue to be dominated by the containership sector, with orders for 36 boxships confirmed during January at Chinese and South Korean shipyards. The China deals include an order […]
Evercore ISI’s Jonathan Chappell has just passed the 20-year mark as a shipping analyst, and he admits he has never had as tough a challenge as figuring out the right […]
Bunker prices, already the highest they’ve been since 2012, are widely tipped to remain at severely elevated levels all year, leading to a greater swathe of the world merchant fleet […]
During the Asian tiger economy years of the 1990s, the most the Baltic Dry Index (BDI) went up was by 34% in 1995, followed by a 34% correction in 1996 […]
Containership charter rates are storming to new record highs with demand for tonnage described as frantic. “All sizes are seeing rates firming strongly, with, in some cases, staggering figures agreed, […]
It’s January and just as the sun rises every day, the time between Christmas and Chinese New Year is the traditional period where dry bulk takes a breather. Yes, the […]
