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Iron ore prices hold up on near-term China demand outlook

Iron ore prices rose on Wednesday, underpinned by expectations of resilient near-term steel demand in China, although gains were capped amid concerns about a...

Iron ore rally cools as traders assess China demand prospects

Dalian iron ore dipped on Tuesday while the Singapore benchmark trimmed gains, as traders weighed China’s measures to revive its struggling property sector against...

Intermodal Weekly Market Report [W35]

Pitching up from Spring, oil prices have been under considerable pressure due to sluggish market fundamentals, or at least the perception of such, individual...

Saudi Arabia shipped less oil in August as OPEC cuts continue – Refinitiv

Saudi Arabia shipped 175.22 million barrels of crude in August 2023, over 31 million barrels less than the 206.61 million it shipped in the...

Iron ore gains as China property stimulus in focus

Iron ore futures clung to modest gains on Monday amid optimism over top global steel producer China’s policy support for its struggling property sector. China...

Iron ore jumps to five-week high on improved China data, stimulus

Iron ore futures rallied on Thursday to their highest in five weeks, underpinned by better-than-expected economic data and the latest batch of stimulus measures...

Global rice exports could fall 4% due to India’s export restrictions

Global rice exports could fall by at least 4% in 2023 because of India’s restrictions on exports and El Niño’s impact on supply. Replacing...

Intermodal Weekly Market Report [W34]

In recent weeks, Chinese economic data has suggested that the world's second largest economy may be slowing this year and into 2024...

Iron ore retreats as market awaits further China support

Iron ore futures retreated on Monday as traders adopted a wait-and-see stance after last week’s rally, spurred by optimism over China’s policy support for...

Gibson Weekly Tanker Market Report [W34]

The state of California is a unique case in the US energy market, particularly when it comes to crude oil…

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Sphinx Investment Corp Increases Stake in OceanPal

On September 28, 2023, an OceanPal SEC filing revealed that Sphinx Investment Corp. had raised its ownership in OceanPal, now holding a substantial stake...

Star Bulk Announces the Repurchase of 10 Million of Its Common Shares

Star Bulk announced that it entered into a Repurchase Agreement (with OCM XL Holdings, LP, a limited partnership incorporated in the Cayman Islands, pursuant...

Trafigura announces executive leadership changes

Trafigura Group Pte Ltd. has announced an evolution of its executive team to further strengthen leadership and focus across its global activities during a...

Woori, HMM, KOBC to buy Polaris in prospective $448 mln deal – report

Polaris Shipping Co. is poised to sell its entire stake at around 600 billion won ($447.5 million) to Woori Private Equity Asset Management Co....

Pyxis Tankers Announces Closing of Ultramax JV Investment

Pyxis Tankers, an international shipping company, reported that on September 14, 2023, the Company closed on its previously announced newly formed drybulk joint venture...

Baltic index snaps 4-day winning streak as capesize rates slip

The Baltic Exchange’s main sea freight index, tracking rates for ships carrying dry bulk...

Baltic index scales 11-month peak on strong capesize rates

The Baltic Exchange’s main sea freight index, which tracks rates for ships carrying dry...

Baltic index scales over 9-month high on capesize surge

The Baltic Exchange’s main sea freight index, which tracks rates for ships carrying dry...

Baltic index rises to over 4-month high on stronger capesize rates

The Baltic Exchange’s main sea freight index, which tracks rates for ships carrying dry...

Houston-Japan VLGC freight rates reach multi-year high

VLGC freight rates from Houston to Chiba, Japan, reached $245/mt Sept. 21 for the...

Piraeus Port reports strong H1 2023 results

The Piraeus Port Authority SA, which operates Greece’s biggest and busiest port, reported a 48.8-percent increase in pre-tax earnings for H1 2023 – 49.4...

Greece names Thessaloniki port operator preferred bidder for Volos port

Greece’s privatisation agency has named the operator of Thessaloniki port as the preferred bidder for acquiring a 67% stake in the port of Volos,...

Drewry: Port Throughput Index Down 2.1% in July

The Global Container Port Throughput Index fell 2.1% MoM in July 2023, with the small rises recorded in Africa and Oceania having been insufficient...

Vopak: Agreement with Infracapital on sale of Rotterdam chemical terminals

Vopak announces that it has reached an agreement with Infracapital on the sale of its three chemical terminals in Rotterdam (Botlek, TTR and Chemiehaven)...

Port Hedland Iron Ore Exports Edge Up 4% in August

Pilbara Ports Authority has delivered a total monthly throughput of 62.8 million tonnes (Mt) for August 2023, consistent with the August 2022 throughput. The Port...