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After a brief period in which bauxite seaborne trade growth outpaced iron ore, international shipbroker IFCHOR GALBRAITHS projects that iron ore will reclaim its dominant position in global commodities markets from 2026 onward. The recent surge in bauxite exports, which in 2025 grew by 43 Mt, is viewed as cyclical rather than structural, reflecting short-term ...
https://www.hellenicshippingnews.com/iron-ore-volumes-poised-to-lead-global-dry-bulk-growth/
https://www.hellenicshippingnews.com/iron-ore-volumes-poised-to-lead-global-dry-bulk-growth/Major bulk, made up of iron ore, coal, and grains, exports ended 2025 Q3 above the previous year and sit as the quarter with the highest volume of major bulk exported on the Signal Ocean Platform. Demand from China across all these major bulks helped to drive this, with September being particularly notable for coal ...
https://www.hellenicshippingnews.com/monthly-major-bulk-radar-the-third-quarter-closed-with-a-surge-that-few-expected/We estimate that the dry bulk supply/demand balance will strengthen slightly in 2025 and gradually weaken in 2026 and 2027. Cargo demand growth is slowing, as coal shipments decline and iron ore shipments stagnate,” says Filipe Gouveia, Shipping Analysis Manager at BIMCO. Coal shipments are forecast to decline 4.9% between 2025 and 2027. Demand is ...
https://www.hellenicshippingnews.com/dry-bulk-shipping-demand-growth-softens-as-coal-shipments-decline/The Baltic Exchange’s dry bulk sea freight index, which monitors rates for vessels moving dry bulk commodities, extended gains on Thursday, supported by a rise in capesize vessel rates. The main index, which factors in rates for capesize, panamax and supramax shipping vessels, rose 11 points, or 0.6%, to 1,961 points. The capesize index gained ...
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https://www.hellenicshippingnews.com/baltic-index-extends-gains-on-rising-capesize-prices/A two-year-old kamsarmax belonging to Safe Bulkers became the centre of an environmental protest today at the world’s largest coal exporting port. This morning in Newcastle, Australia, members of climate justice group Rising Tide painted on the Climate Justice ship the words ‘Tax Me’ to call on the federal government to introduce a 78% fossil …
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https://splash247.com/tax-me-protest-targets-coal-ship-named-climate-justice-in-newcastle/Shipping is still very cautious about a wholesale fleet pivot back to the Suez Canal, but ship trackers are keeping a firm eye on a couple of vessels tiptoeing back to a region that has been off limits for many thanks to the Houthis from Yemen campaign against merchant shipping in support of Palestinians in …
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https://splash247.com/shipping-tests-the-red-sea-again/VLCCs roared well into six-digit territory yesterday, lending credence to projections by sister title Splash Extra that suggest 2025 is on track to be the best year for overall tanker earnings for a decade. The TD3C route from the Middle East to Asia leapt by $37,000 yesterday to $125,100 as shipowners capitalised on extremely tight …
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https://splash247.com/surging-vlccs-enter-pick-a-number-territory/China’s stock market climbed to decade highs on Thursday as presidents Donald Trump and Xi Jinping met for the first time in six years — with one major outcome for shipping being the suspension of new port fees both countries had introduced earlier this month. The United States has postponed higher port charges on Chinese-built …
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https://splash247.com/port-fee-showdown-postponed-as-us-and-china-return-to-talks/Saildrone Founder and CEO Richard Jenkins shares news on Lockheed Martin's recent investment in Saildrone:Today, I am delighted to announce a $50 million investment from Lockheed Martin in Saildrone, Inc. This commercial relationship marries…
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https://www.marinelink.com/news/lockheed-martin-invests-m-saildrone-531729Drydocks World, a DP World company, and Cochin Shipyard Limited (CSL) have signed an Agreement of Heads of Terms to evaluate and develop India’s first ship repair cluster at the International Ship Repair Facility (ISRF) in Cochin, Kerala.The…
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