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Chinese front-loading is expected to have run its course, pointing to softer bauxite flows in 2026 Q4. • Global bauxite flows increased by 2.8% y/y in September. • Flows arriving in China increased by 21.2% y/y in September • Flows arriving in the UAE fell by over 60.0% in September. • Bauxite arriving in India ...
https://www.hellenicshippingnews.com/signal-the-final-quarter-of-2026-is-expected-to-see-softer-bauxite-flows/Today, Wednesday, October 21 2026, the Baltic Dry Index climbed 87 points, 2680 points. Baltic Dry Index is compiled by the London-based Baltic Exchange and covers prices for transported cargo such as coal, grain and iron ore. The index is based on a daily survey of agents all over the world. Baltic Dry hit a ...
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https://www.hellenicshippingnews.com/baltic-dry-index-climbs-to-2680-up-87-points/Norwegian offshore producer Aker BP and maritime infrastructure specialist Höegh Evi have secured €223m ($260m) from the European Union Innovation Fund for their Atlas carbon transport and storage project in the North Sea. The project aims to establish a large-scale carbon capture and storage (CCS) network that links industrial emitters across Europe to permanent storage …
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https://splash247.com/aker-bp-and-hoegh-evi-secure-eu-funding-for-north-sea-co2-storage-project/Australian energy major Woodside has resumed commissioning at its Scarborough gas project offshore Western Australia after Greenpeace activists occupied the site over the weekend, forcing a temporary suspension of work. The company confirmed operations restarted after the remaining protesters were removed from the 70,000-tonne floating production unit, located about 375 km off the Pilbara coast. …
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https://splash247.com/woodside-resumes-scarborough-work-after-greenpeace-protest/Greek shipowner Alpha Gas has moved into Chinese gas carrier construction, contracting two very large gas carriers at Hengli Heavy Industries as Anna Angelicoussis continues expanding her group’s fleet. Shipbroking and market sources have linked the Athens-based company to a pair of 88,000 cu m VLGCs capable of carrying ammonia, with the vessels scheduled for …
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https://splash247.com/alpha-gas-turns-to-china-for-vlgc-pair/Monaco-based shipowner Gestion Maritime is moving into the ultramax segment with an order for three 64,000 dwt bulk carriers at China’s Nantong Xiangyu Shipbuilding & Offshore Engineering. The Danilo Fumarola-led company has booked the trio for delivery between late 2028 and early 2029, expanding beyond its traditional panamax and kamsarmax fleet. The vessels are costing …
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https://splash247.com/gestion-maritime-makes-ultramax-debut-with-china-order/Greek owner Danaos has been linked to another $218m newbuilding investment in China, with brokers placing the John Coustas-led company behind a pair of 9,200 teu boxships at Shanghai Waigaoqiao Shipbuilding (SWS). According to Xclusiv Shipbrokers, the New York-listed owner has lined up two ships at the CSSC-controlled yard, priced at around $109m each, with …
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https://splash247.com/danaos-linked-to-218m-boxship-order-in-china/Iraq’s national shipping line is returning to scheduled container services in the Gulf after more than half a century, as the country seeks to rebuild maritime connections disrupted by the Strait of Hormuz crisis. According to Alphaliner, Iraqi Maritime Line is deploying the 902 teu Basrah on an eight-day shuttle linking Jebel Ali in Dubai …
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https://splash247.com/iraqi-line-returns-to-gulf-container-trade-after-50-years/NATO is deploying additional maritime patrol aircraft, drones and radar systems to the Black Sea following a series of deadly attacks on merchant shipping off Romania and Bulgaria. The move follows a meeting of the alliance’s North Atlantic Council in Brussels on Tuesday, with members also sending intelligence personnel and explosives investigation teams to the …
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https://splash247.com/nato-boosts-black-sea-surveillance-amid-attacks-on-shipping/New research from investment bank Jefferies charts how shipping shares have shifted from being negatively correlated with geopolitical risk during the first decade of this century to moving increasingly in tandem with global instability since 2021. The new report is bullish on tankers, predicting that shares have further room to run, with rates forecast to …
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