Newbuild & Second-Hand Activity Shows Owners Betting on Capesize Prospects
Investors have continued to place bets on the dry bulk market with newbuilding and second-hand activity holding up strongly into…
Damen Signs with WUZ Port and Maritime for ASD Tug 2111
On 12 September, Damen Shipyards Group signed a contract with WUZ Port and Maritime for an ASD Tug 2111. The…
Painful policy choices loom after China’s ‘monumental’ consumer stimulus plan
China’s stimulus plans to fill consumer pockets to meet its 2024 growth target breaks away from a decades-old policy playbook,…
Projected Fed rate cuts could see ‘income drag’ akin to 2020
If you think Federal Reserve interest rate cuts could overly spur an already briskly growing U.S. economy, consider the other…
Russian grain exporters union calls for limits to excessive grain exports
Russia’s export volumes from the first quarter of the 2024-2025 season were excessive, the country’s grain exporters’ union said on…
Russia’s Sakhalin 2 boosts LNG spot sales to China, Ifx says
Russia’s Sakhalin 2 plant has significantly increased spot sales of liquefied natural gas (LNG) to China, while the bulk of…