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Structural shifts or price moves? China’s bifurcated commodity imports
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Date: Jan 15, 2025
China’s imports of major commodities in 2024 presented a mixed bag, with record volumes of iron or...
HSFO premiums strengthen after bids edge higher
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Date: Jan 15, 2025
Spot premiums for high sulphur fuel oil (HSFO) extended gains on Tuesday after firmer bids emerged f...
Oil shipping rates surge after US sanctions hit availability
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Date: Jan 15, 2025
Supertanker freight rates jumped after the U.S. expanded sanctions on Russia’s oil industry, sendi...
InterManager urges shipping industry to share knowledge as it collates cases of seafarer criminalisation
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Date: Jan 15, 2025
InterManager, the international trade association for the ship management sector, is calling on ship...
Baltic index snaps three-session winning streak as rates across segments dip
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Date: Jan 15, 2025
The Baltic Exchange’s dry bulk sea freight index, tracking rates for ships carrying dry bulk commo...
Iron ore hits more than one-week high on revived hopes of China stimulus
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Date: Jan 14, 2025
Iron ore futures rallied to their highest in more than a week on Monday, as revived hopes of more st...
Bulgarian Shipowners Association joins ECSA membership
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Date: Jan 14, 2025
ECSA is proud to welcome the Bulgarian Shipowners Association as a full member as of 1 January 2025....
China’s crude oil imports fall in 2024, first time in two decades outside of COVID
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Date: Jan 14, 2025
China’s crude oil imports fell 1.9% in 2024, data showed on Monday, the first annual decline in tw...
US probe finds China unfairly dominates shipbuilding, paving way for penalties, sources say
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Date: Jan 14, 2025
U.S. President Joe Biden’s administration has concluded that China uses unfair policies and practi...
Asia Fuel Oil: Benchmarks log gains while market eyes latest sanctions
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Date: Jan 14, 2025
Asia fuel oil benchmarks posted gains on Monday as sentiment turned cautious, with the market eyeing...
Israeli billionaire Idam Ofer backs UK-listed fueltech SulNOx
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Date: Jan 14, 2025
Israeli billionaire philanthropist Idan Ofer has emerged as the latest big name backer of UK listed ...
INTERCARGO Quality Panel Expansion Enhances Sector Collaboration to Drive Maritime Excellence
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Date: Jan 14, 2025
The International Association of Dry Cargo Shipowners (INTERCARGO) announced today a strategic devel...
China 2024 iron ore imports hit record on resilient demand, steel exports
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Date: Jan 14, 2025
China’s iron ore imports in 2024 rose for a second year to a record high, up 4.9% from the prior y...
Atlantic Supramax market exhibits mixed trends despite strong fundamentals
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Date: Jan 14, 2025
The Atlantic Supramax dry bulk market saw volatility persist with overall positive cargo demand sign...
Baltic Index Sails To Over One-Month High On Strong Capesize Demand
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Date: Jan 14, 2025
The Baltic Exchange’s main sea freight index, which tracks rates for ships ferrying dry bulk commo...
Farmer Protester Dies, Dallewal's Health Worsens on Day 48 of Hunger Strike
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Date: Jan 13, 2025
BATHINDA/PATIALA: The Sanyukt Kisan Morcha (SKM) on Sunday announced the rescheduling of its planned...
Global trade contraction accelerates at the end of 2024 amid falling goods export orders
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Date: Jan 13, 2025
The worldwide Purchasing Managers’ Index (PMI) surveys compiled by S&P Global Market Intellige...
LME scrap, rebar volumes rise on week as market activity resumes
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Date: Jan 13, 2025
Volumes traded for both scrap and rebar futures on the London Metal Exchange saw an uptick week over...
Potential Impacts of the Trump Administration on Marine Terminal Operators
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Date: Jan 13, 2025
As we move into 2025 and the Trump Administration prepares to take control of the government, marine...
China’s role highlighted in green transition of shipping
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Date: Jan 13, 2025
The global shipping industry still faces significant challenges in decarbonization, where China can ...
South Korean shipbuilders set sights on high-value contracts in 2025
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Date: Jan 13, 2025
South Korea’s shipbuilders, bolstered by extensive orderbooks, are set to prioritize high-value-ad...
LNG shipping capacity to decline by 2027, pushing up freight rates
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Date: Jan 13, 2025
The liquefied natural gas (LNG) shipping market is set to tighten capacity by the end of 2027, as ag...
Americas crude export growth supported by Brazil and Guyana
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Date: Jan 13, 2025
Americas crude exports started to stagnate during the second half of 2024 with the US, the largest e...
Asia-US container rates still rising as tariff threat replaces strike concerns
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Date: Jan 13, 2025
The tentative agreement between US Gulf and East Coast ports and dockworkers has taken some of the p...
Dry Bulk: Atlantic Panamax market plummets as tonne-mile demand falls short
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Date: Jan 13, 2025
The Atlantic Panamax markets entered the fourth quarter with a cautious outlook due to the ongoing l...
Greece Examines Impact of US Blacklisting of Piraeus Port Owner COSCO
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Date: Jan 13, 2025
Greece’s biggest port Piraeus is operating normally following a U.S. blacklisting this week of its...
Five themes shaping the energy world in 2025
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Date: Jan 11, 2025
What opportunities, challenges and risks does the world of energy and natural resources face in 2025...
Venezuelan inauguration seen as possible turning point for US oil sanctions policy
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Date: Jan 11, 2025
The Venezuelan people are bracing for chaos as both the incumbent President Nicolás Maduro and Pres...
Asia Refining: Gasoline crack hits seven-week low, posts weekly loss as inventories climb
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Date: Jan 11, 2025
Asia’s gasoline refining margins dropped to their lowest in seven weeks on Friday, falling for the...
Mediterranean LNG imports drop in 2024 on strong renewables, subdued LNG pull
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Date: Jan 11, 2025
Imports of LNG into the West and East Mediterranean regions saw a sharp year-over-year drop in 2024,...
Castor Marine becomes part of the Navarino Group
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Date: Jan 11, 2025
Castor Marine is excited to announce that Navarino has acquired 100% of the shares of Castor Marine ...
FuelEU Maritime – Exemptions
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Date: Jan 11, 2025
The FuelEU Maritime regulation, enforced January 1, 2025, aims to reduce greenhouse gas (GHG) emissi...