Defying the pessimists, Capesize markets seem to have a bit of energy left to spare with a new round of … Continue reading
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The Capesizes do not appear to be running out of steam any time soon with the week kicking off with … Continue reading
The holidays don’t seem to have ended just yet for the northern European trades, at least in terms of business … Continue reading
The first working day of the new year was more an extension of the Christmas-New Year break. With London, plus … Continue reading
It seems far too early to call the Capesizes over with their week-starting slump looking increasingly like a temporary bump … Continue reading
Far East Supramaxes launched a recovery of sorts in the final days of the week, leaving NoPac rounds as much … Continue reading
As predicted by BMTI at midweek, Capesize rates have, in fact, bounced back quite convincingly with a strong uptick in … Continue reading
Fortunes have faded to a degree for the Capesize owners in the final days of October as the days get … Continue reading
Expected yields for French soft wheat in the 2022/ 23 season have been lowered by French agency Agreste due to … Continue reading
Winning Shipping made several moves this month as part of an ongoing fleet renewal including buying the 10-year-old, 180,000 dwt … Continue reading
As they sometimes do, Capesize rates are splitting into hemispheres with Pacific rates under pressure (possibly ahead of next week’s … Continue reading
World food prices marginally declined for the fifth month in a row in August, based on the World Food Price … Continue reading
Having fallen to their lowest level since February, Capesize rates were in the doldrums until the start of this week … Continue reading
Navios Maritime Partners bought 36 bulk carriers from its parent company Navios Maritime Holdings for US$ 835m, bundled along with … Continue reading
Average commodities prices have eased in recent weeks after peaking in June, according to the Bloomberg Commodity Spot Index, which … Continue reading
The small-sized bulkers are emerging as champions among all size classes for bulk carriers with recent estimates by Allied showing … Continue reading
Off the Continent, the owners of a 38,000 dwt vessel have been testing charterers at a rate of US$ 29,000 … Continue reading
Countering recent, if modest, declines in day-to-day spot rates, Capesize owners are relatively confident that May will represent a return … Continue reading
Shipping equities have performed surprisingly well in 2022 thus far, notes Clarksons in a recent market update, with average gains … Continue reading
After slowing with the onset of war in the last week of February, Russian wheat exports surged in March as … Continue reading
Very little has come to pass to slow the decline of Capesize freights as they continue to slide going into … Continue reading
Chilean-owned bulk carrier company Ultrabulk saw revenues double in 2021 compared to the year before, according to its newest financial … Continue reading
New supply contracts for potash secured in India and China have had ripple effects across the entire global potash market. … Continue reading
The chartering market is living up to earlier and repeatedly expressed expectations, i.e. staging a buoyant comeback by the end … Continue reading
Unlike the Capesizes, which seem to have lost the majority of their 2021 gains in the final two months of … Continue reading
After showing signs of easing at the weekend, daily declines appear to have resumed and increased in intensity at midweek … Continue reading
Next week (17 Nov), the European Commission is set to publish the first draft of the EU waste shipment regulations … Continue reading
German bank Berenberg plans to expand its debt fund portfolio with two new multi-investor funds. The funds allow investments in … Continue reading
The chartering world remains a mixed bag of news, albeit one that continues to enrich the owners at any rate. … Continue reading
Following their slowing momentum at the end of last week with a renewed bout of energy at the start of … Continue reading
