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India Plans To Double Imports Of Russian Coal

India is leaning toward continuing to import coking coal from Russia, the steel minister said on Sunday, seeming to buck a global trend to...

Benchmark Iron Ore Futures In China Jump On Supply Crunch At Mills

Chinese iron ore futures jumped 3% on Friday, rising for the second straight session and tracking fourth weekly gains from supply shortage at mills...

Stimulus hopes drive rally in China ferrous futures, iron ore leads

Chinese ferrous futures rose for a second straight session on Thursday, with benchmark Dalian iron ore advancing by more than 5% on renewed hopes...

Iron ore bounces off 2-week low on renewed hopes for China stimulus

Benchmark Dalian and Singapore iron ore futures rebounded on Wednesday from two-week lows, after Chinese Vice Premier Liu He indicated Beijing’s plans to take...

Port Hedland Iron Ore Exports Up 5% in February

Pilbara Ports Authority has delivered a total monthly throughput of 52.4 million tonnes (Mt) for February 2022. This throughput was a one per cent increase...

Iron ore outlook more bullish than lower China growth target suggests

China’s lowering of its economic growth target for 2022 to 5.5% seems at first glance to be bearish for iron ore prices, but there...

China steel prices rise to over 2-week high on exports optimism

Steel futures in China, the world’s biggest producer of the manufacturing and construction material, rose to a more than two-week high on Wednesday on...

Dalian iron ore falls as China intervention fears weigh

Dalian iron ore futures ended lower on Wednesday after a volatile daytime session, as concerns about China’s regulatory environment tempered optimism about demand prospects...

BHP’s iron ore profits show why Beijing wants to talk the price down

Tucked away on page 38 of BHP Group’s 39-page presentation of its latest results is as good an explanation as any as to why...

Dalian iron ore futures fall for fourth day

China’s benchmark iron ore futures dropped for the fourth straight session on Thursday, shedding more than 5% and denting steel prices as investors were...

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DHT Holdings announced its results for the quarter ended June 30, 2026.

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Star Bulk Carriers Reports Strongest Quarterly Results Since Second Quarter Of 2022

Star Bulk Carriers announced its unaudited financial and operating results for the second quarter of 2026.

Genco Announces Q2 2026 Financial Results; Declares Dividend of $0.80 per Share for Q2 2026

Genco Shipping & Trading Limited (NYSE:GNK) (“Genco” or the “Company”), the largest U.S. headquartered drybulk shipowner focused on the global transportation of commodities, reported...

Shipping Industry Sees Major Obstacles to Iran’s Hormuz Control Plan

A proposed deal between Iran and Oman that would give Tehran control over ships...

UK continues crackdown on Russia with tough new sanctions

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Panama Canal Announces New Draft Adjustments for Neopanamax Locks

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Yemen’s Houthis Deny Plans To Impose Fees On Ships Sailing Through Red Sea

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DP World Expands Cold Chain Capabilities With New €48m Antwerp Hub

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Port of Klaipėda delivers strong performance in 1H2026

The Port of Klaipėda delivered a strong performance in the first half of the year, demonstrating resilience in a changing market environment and further...

DP World Accelerates Port Decarbonization in Chile

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Piraeus container traffic remains resilient despite Red Sea shipping disruptions

Container traffic at the Port of Piraeus remained resilient in the first half of 2026 despite mounting disruption to global shipping caused by the...

Port of Long Beach, MARAD agree to test nuclear-powered vessels

The U.S. Department of Transportation’s Maritime Administration (MARAD) today joined leaders from California’s Port of Long Beach to celebrate a new partnership focused on...