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Iron ore dips as falling China demand, high shipments weigh

Iron ore futures prices slid on Monday after someinvestors and traders liquidated long positionsto cash in profits on bets of faltering consumption amidseasonally slack...

Baltimore coal exports returning to normal

CSX this week will return to normal coal export operations at the Port of Baltimore after work crews cleared part of the deep channel...

Iron ore hits three-month high on bets of China demand

Iron ore futures hit a three-month high on Wednesday as investors bet on better demand following China’s support for the property sector, despite ample...

China iron ore imports likely at peak, demand composition to shift

China’s demand for imported iron ore has most likely peaked, but the composition of future imports are likely to shift as the world’s biggest...

Iron ore slides as prospects of softening demand, Biden’s new China tariff weigh

Iron ore prices extended declines into a second straight session on Wednesday, dragged down by expectations of seasonally falling demand in top consumer China...

Investors propel copper towards two-year peak

Copper prices climbed towards the two-year highs hit last month as expectations of strong demand growth and hopes for cuts to U.S. interest rates...

Iron ore climbs as bond issuance stimulus offsets weak China data impact

Iron ore futures prices strengthened on Monday, as news of more bond issuance by Chinese authorities to spur economic growth outweighed the impact of...

China’s April iron ore imports stay high as lower prices draw buyers

China’s April iron ore imports ticked up 1.1% from the previous month, customs data showed on Thursday, as lower prices in March encouraged some...

Iron ore slips amid high inventories at China ports

Iron ore futures prices slipped on Wednesday amid rising inventories at Chinese ports, despite hopes for greater intervention in the country’s flagging property market. The...

Iron ore prices hold steady on property stimulus hopes

Iron ore futures prices were largely unchanged on Tuesday, following a strong increase the previous day, as investors reacted to proposed property stimulus measures...

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Scorpio Tankers announces updates on third quarter 2026 TCE rates and time charter-out agreements

Scorpio Tankers Inc. announced today an update on its third quarter of 2026 average daily Time Charter Equivalent rates and that it has entered...

Block sale of existing shares in Klaveness Combination Carriers ASA completed

Reference is made to the stock exchange notice published on 2 September 2026 regarding a potential block sale of existing shares in Klaveness Combination...

Heidmar Maritime Holdings reports results for the second quarter ended June 30, 2026

Heidmar Maritime Holdings Corp. reported its results for the quarter and six month period ended June 30, 2026. Second Quarter 2026 Highlights • Total revenues of...

Capital Tankers announces second quarter 2026 financial results

Capital Tankers Corp. announced its financial results for the second quarter ended June 30, 2026.  

Stena announces Q2 interim report

The Stena AB Group published its interim report for the second quarter of 2026.

Iran blacklists more ships trying to sail through Hormuz, govt website shows

Iran has added more ships it deems as non-compliant and subject to fines, confiscation...

Celestyal announces 2028 summer Mediterranean programme

Celestyal has unveiled its 2028 Mediterranean programme, with 124 sailings on sale from September...

Saudi Arabia says Iran attacked vessel in Hormuz, killing two sailors

Saudi Arabia, the world's biggest crude exporter, said on Wednesday that an Iranian attack...

Celestyal launches ‘Uncrowded, Unforgettable, Authentically Med’ winter campaign with fares from €469pp

Celestyal has launched a new winter campaign, ‘Uncrowded, Unforgettable, Authentically Med’ - live from...

Celestyal unveils new winter sailings onboard Celestyal Journey

Celestyal has unveiled seven new winter 2027/28 sailing options onboard the 1,260-guest Celestyal Journey,...

ZIM: Updated freight rates from Mediterranean & Black Sea ports

Updated Freight Rates from all Mediterranean ports & Black Sea ports to all USEC & Gulf, Puerto Rico, Canada, Mexico, Caribbean & South America...

Chandra Asri Group opens access to CPN public terminal

PT Chandra Pelabuhan Nusantara (CPN), a subsidiary of PT Chandra Asri Pacific Tbk (Chandra Asri Group), has officially obtained the Business License for the...

Direct traffic between the Port of Gothenburg and Asia increases

Cargo volumes at the Port of Gothenburg developed strongly during the first half of 2026. Container volumes remained at record levels, while rail, RoRo,...

PPA: New framework for investments in ports and logistics

Piraeus Port Authority (PPA) has expanded its scope of business activity following shareholders’ approval of amendments to the corporate charter, paving the way for...

Piraeus container traffic shows signs of recovery as ships return to Suez Canal

Signs of improvement are emerging in container traffic at Terminals II and III at the Port of Piraeus, as the gradual return of containerships...