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Iron ore slides on disappointing China data, falling demand

Iron ore futures fell on Monday on downbeat investor sentiment due to disappointing data in top consumer China as well as falling demand for...

China’s soft crude oil imports show impact of high prices

China’s crude oil imports dropped to their weakest in four months in November, showing how high prices trumped bullish demand forecasts from leading industry...

China crude oil imports post first year-on-year decline since April

China’s crude oil imports in November fell 9.2% year-on-year, customs data showed on Thursday, in the first annual decline since April as high inventory...

China to set up coal production reserve to stabilise prices

China will establish a back-up coal production system by 2027 to stabilise prices and secure coal supply, the state planner said on Wednesday, even...

Iron ore rises on upbeat economic data, easing intervention concerns

Dalian iron ore futures rose on Wednesday, buoyed by positive economic data and persistently strong demand and as concerns over China’s supervision of the...

Intermodal Weekly Tanker Report [W48]

Over recent weeks, there has been a significant increase in earnings for dry bulk cargo transport across all sectors, with particular attention on Capesize...

Dalian iron ore futures slip on concerns over market supervision

Dalian iron ore futures declined on Tuesday on lingering fears of China’s supervision of the markets to ensure price stability, though analysts cautioned that...

Iron ore benchmarks diverge as China tries to cool prices

The two main spot prices for iron ore diverged last week, with Singapore-traded contracts gaining but China’s domestic futures posting a decline. The two benchmarks...

OPEC+ Agrees on Deeper Output Cuts to Avoid Renewed Surplus

OPEC+ agreed to make 1 million barrels a day of additional oil-supply cuts to go alongside Saudi Arabia’s much-anticipated extension of its voluntary reduction...

Iron ore poised to hit $150 in 2024 on Chinese stimulus – analysts

Seaborne iron ore prices are set to climb to as much as $150 per ton in the first half of 2024, according to analysts...

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2020 Bulkers – Contemplated private placement

Reference is made to the stock exchange announcement made by 2020 Bulkers Ltd on 16 September 2026, where the Company announced a letter of...

MSC said in talks to buy German state-held Meyer Werft stake

MSC Mediterranean Shipping Co. is in talks to acquire the roughly 80% stake in German cruise-ship builder Meyer Werft GmbH held by the federal...

Greek shipping industry turns to Euronext Athens

The Greek shipping community is turning its attention to Euronext Athens. Safe Bulkers, owned by Polys V. Hajioannou, made the first move. The company pursued...

TOP Ships announces net income of $6.5 million, diluted earnings per share of $0.61 and stockholders’ equity of $76.7 million for the six months...

TOP Ships Inc., an international owner and operator of modern, fuel-efficient “ECO” tanker vessels, announced its financial results for the six months ended June...

TORM announces secondary public offering of its class A common shares by a selling shareholder

TORM plc announced the commencement of a secondary public offering of 9,000,000 of the Company’s Class A common shares by OCM Njord Holdings S.à...

PIL announces planned leadership succession: Wan Chee Foong appointed Deputy CEO, to succeed Lars...

The Board of Directors of Pacific International Lines (PIL) announced the appointment of Mr...

ABS and lomarlabs team up to accelerate early-stage, innovative solutions for global shipping

ABS and lomarlabs have signed a Master Research Collaboration Agreement (MRCA) to explore innovative...

Celestyal launches 190 new winter Mediterranean shore excursions

Celestyal has unveiled its shore excursion programme for its new winter Eastern and Western...

Vessels trickle through Strait of Hormuz as Middle East conflict persists

A total of 17 commodity vessels transited the Strait of Hormuz on the weekend,...

Greek shipping a key pillar of economy, citizens’ daily lives, minister says

The importance of Greek shipping to the economy and citizens’ everyday lives was highlighted...

Piraeus container traffic soars 18% in August

Container throughput at the port of Piraeus remained strong in August, with a significant improvement recorded at Terminals II and III as the global...

Port of Los Angeles posts best three-month cargo stretch in its history

Port of Los Angeles waterfront workers processed  955,907 Twenty-Foot Equivalent Units (TEUs) in August, capping the busiest three consecutive months in Port history. More...

ATI and DP World commission six new hybrid cranes at manila South Harbour

Strategic partners DP World and Asian Terminals Inc. (ATI) have commissioned six state-of-the-art hybrid Rubber-Tyred Gantry (RTG) cranes at Manila South Harbour (MSH), strengthening...

PCT S.A.: New customs licence for cargo arriving by rail

A step towards enhancing the operational efficiency of the Piraeus Container Terminal is the granting of an Authorised Consignee licence to PCT S.A. by...

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...