Iron ore retreats as mounting concerns on weakening steel demand weigh
Prices of iron ore futures fell on Tuesday, weighed down by concerns that demand for the key steelmaking raw material…
Bulkers In High Demand Among Ship Owners
Ship owners have kept on buying more second hand dry bulk carriers over the last week. In its latest weekly…
Baltic index falls as rates decline across all vessels
The Baltic Exchange’s dry bulk sea freight index, which tracks rates for ships carrying dry bulk commodities, dropped on Tuesday…
Mediation Proposal Rejected to End Overtime Strike by Montreal Dockworkers
Mediation Proposal Rejected to End Overtime Strike by Montreal Dockworkers A proposal by Canada’s Minister of Labor to restart the…
Miami Fire Dept. Evacuates Anchor Handler’s Master After a Serious Fall
On Monday, a Miami search and rescue unit medevaced the captain of a Jones Act anchor handler off the coast…
Indonesia’s Bulog tenders for 340,000 mt of 5% white rice as Asian prices fall
Indonesia’s state-owned purchasing agency Bulog announced its ninth tender of the year Oct. 21, seeking to buy 340,000 mt of…
China raises 2025 crude oil import quota for non-state trading to 257 mln T
China has set crude oil import quota for non-state-owned firms at 257 million metric tons (5.14 million barrels per day)…
Bangladesh gets offers in 50,000 T wheat purchase tender
The lowest offer in an international tender from Bangladesh’s state grains buyer to purchase and import 50,000 metric tons of…
ITALY DATA: Petcoke imports rise sevenfold on month in August
After dropping in the previous two months, Italian petcoke imports rose more than 625% on the month and 348% on…
The International Union of Marine Insurance (IUMI) has released its 2024 analysis of the global marine insurance market – the IUMI “Stats Report”
This annual document reports on the health of the marine insurance sector within the framework of the global economy, trade…