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The Baltic Exchange's dry bulk sea freight index, which monitors rates for vessels moving dry bulk commodities, fell on Monday, pressured by declining rates across all vessel segments.The main index, which factors in rates for capesize, panamax and supramax shipping vessels, fell 39 points to 2,220
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https://www.marinelink.com/news/baltic-index-vessel-rates-fall-across-530529On the opening day of the Seafuture trade fair in La Spezia, the National Armaments Directors of Italy and Greece signed a preliminary agreement for the sale to the Hellenic Navy, through Fincantieri, of two naval vessels currently in service with the Italian Navy.
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https://www.marinelink.com/news/italy-greece-ink-pact-warships-530530The owners and managers of the M/V Dali, the ship that destroyed Baltimore’s Francis Scott Key Bridge, have brought a claim in the Pennsylvania Court against the vessel’s shipbuilder, Hyundai Heavy Industries Co. Ltd. The M/V Dali was completed and delivered by HHI in 2015…
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https://www.marinelink.com/news/shipbuilding-contracts-lessons-learned-530533After developing the technique some five years ago, Aker Arctic has now completed the research required to get its new design methodology for icebreaker hulls accepted into the Finish-Swedish Ice Class Rules. The method has also been adopted to Polar Class rules of several Class Societies (LR…
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https://www.marinelink.com/news/bent-not-broken-lighter-icebreakers-530535Around 40 Argentine soybean cargoes were registered for export in November and December during this week’s export tax suspension, mostly headed to China, two traders told Reuters, in purchases that directly eat into the prime U.S. marketing season. A total of 2.66 million tons of soybeans were registered for November and December, accounting for more ...
https://www.hellenicshippingnews.com/china-buys-most-of-40-argentina-soy-cargoes-this-week-for-nov-dec-traders-say/Capesize The Capesize market retained an overall firmer tone through the week, though momentum eased into the close. The BCI 5TC advanced from just under $28,000 at the start of the week, pushing through the $30,000 threshold before easing slightly to finish at $30,076. In the Pacific, miner presence was initially strong, ranging from two ...
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https://www.hellenicshippingnews.com/dry-bulk-market-capesize-market-keeps-firming/Today, Momday, September 29 2025, the Baltic Dry Index decreased by 39 points, reaching 2220 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 ...
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https://www.hellenicshippingnews.com/baltic-dry-index-falls-to-2220-down-39-points/Iron ore futures prices declined on Monday, pressured by sluggish steel demand and mounting inventories at Chinese ports. The most-traded January iron ore contract on China’s Dalian Commodity Exchange (DCE) ended daytime trade 1.57% lower at 784 yuan ($110.11) a metric ton. The benchmark September iron ore (SZZFU5) on the Singapore Exchange was down 0.02% ...
https://www.hellenicshippingnews.com/iron-ore-dips-on-weak-steel-demand-rising-china-port-inventories/The Baltic Exchange’s dry bulk sea freight index, which monitors rates for vessels moving dry bulk commodities, fell on Monday, pressured by declining rates across all vessel segments. The main index, which factors in rates for capesize, panamax and supramax shipping vessels, fell 39 points to 2,220 points. The capesize index dropped 103 points to ...
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https://www.hellenicshippingnews.com/baltic-index-falls-on-decline-across-all-vessel-rates/Demand for raw materials, like iron ore, could lower in the coming years, as a result of a trend towards higher-value products, among leading producers. In its latest weekly report, shipbroker Intermodal said that “China’s aluminium powerhouse is approaching a hard ceiling. After two decades of relentless expansion that lifted the country’s share of global ...
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