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Russian wheat loadings from the four deep-sea Black Sea terminals fell by around 60% during the five weeks to 28 August compared with the same period in 2025. (Figure 2 shows the underlying cargo volumes and voyage counts.) The reduction persisted throughout the period rather than reflecting a single disrupted week. Weekly volumes remained below ...
https://www.hellenicshippingnews.com/black-sea-disruption-redirects-russian-wheat-towards-the-baltic/Despite the latest rally in the dry bulk market, everything is not rosy, with disruptions in grains trade a major issue. In its latest weekly report, shipbroker Xclusiv said that “dry bulk trade from the Black Sea has moved into a markedly weaker phase during the summer months, with exports from Russia and Ukraine falling ...
https://www.hellenicshippingnews.com/dry-bulk-shipping-facing-black-sea-disruptions/
https://www.hellenicshippingnews.com/dry-bulk-shipping-facing-black-sea-disruptions/Israeli tonnage provider Ray Car Carriers has been identified as the owner behind Guangzhou Shipyard International’s $1bn-plus order for ten LNG dual-fuel car carriers, marking its first major newbuilding move into China after decades of concentrating its orders in South Korea. GSI and China Shipbuilding Trading have signed contracts for ten 8,200 ceu vessels worth …
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https://splash247.com/ray-car-carriers-signs-for-1bn-gsi-ten-pack/Shipping’s proliferation of so-called green corridors is getting a new hue, with plans unveiled for a pink corridor between the UK and US designed to explore what would be required to operate nuclear-powered containerships across the Atlantic. Lloyd’s Register, Maersk, the Port of Felixstowe and South Carolina’s Port of Charleston are joining forces to examine …
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https://splash247.com/pink-corridor-puts-nuclear-shipping-on-transatlantic-map/Sebastian Cazajus from cargo.one writes for Splash today. Ocean forwarding is going through a structural change, where the forwarder who answers quickest takes the business. As more shippers adopt AI, soon the request will come from one system querying another, expecting an answer in seconds and arriving in volumes no human desk could ever generate. …
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https://splash247.com/data-first-ocean-forwarders-win-in-the-ai-era/Turkish owner Bayraktar Shipping has stepped into the newbuilding market, with brokers linking the Istanbul-based company to two firm 1,800 teu feeder containerships in China plus two options. The ships have been reportedly booked at China Merchants Industry Group’s revived Wuhan Qingshan Shipyard, with the firm pair scheduled to deliver in 2028 and 2029. No …
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https://splash247.com/bayraktar-books-boxship-newbuilds-in-china/Klaveness Combination Carriers’ largest shareholder has sold an 11% block in the Oslo-listed shipowner for about NOK619m ($66.5m), dropping below majority ownership while retaining a sizeable controlling position. Torvald Klaveness sold 6.54m KCC shares at NOK94.70 each through an accelerated private placement completed on Wednesday night. The sale was slightly larger than first planned. The …
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https://splash247.com/torvald-klaveness-pockets-66m-from-kcc-sell-down/Swiss dry bulk owner Suisse-Atlantique has expanded its newbuilding programme in China with two 40,500 dwt open-hatch ships, taking its orderbook at Jiangmen Nanyang Shipyard to seven vessels. The André family-controlled group confirmed the latest pair this week, adding them to five ultramaxes already contracted at the Guangdong yard. All seven ships are scheduled to …
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https://splash247.com/suisse-atlantique-takes-chinese-bulker-orderbook-to-seven/Thai dry bulk owner Precious Shipping has sold another ageing supramax for about $14.5m, pressing ahead with a fleet renewal drive that on the same day saw it take delivery of a new ultramax from China. The Khalid Hashim-led Bangkok-listed company is parting with the 2011-built, 56,920 dwt Kanchana Naree for about $14.6 m. The …
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https://splash247.com/precious-shipping-continues-fleet-refresh-with-supramax-sale/Iron ore shipments on the Great Lakes totaled 5.1 million tons in August, a 2 percent increase compared to 2025. Shipments were 5.1 percent below the month’s 5-year average.Year-to-date, the iron ore trade rose 3% to 27.5 million tons.Through August…
https://www.marinelink.com/news/great-lakes-iron-ore-increases-august-542694
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