Dry bulk shipping
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Maritime
ESG ‘green’ push has ship owners seeing green(backs)
New ship orders are grinding to a halt due to uncertainty over which designs can meet future GHG rules.
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Maritime
Dry bulk extends slide as Vale shaves iron-ore forecast
Reduced estimate for Brazilian iron-ore exports compounds headwinds for dry bulk.
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Asia-Pacific
Sinotrans delivers scary Halloween third quarter results… or does it?
All may not necessarily be as it may first seem in the world of company earnings. Dry bulk, ocean container shipping and logistics company Sinotrans…
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Maritime
How Signal Ocean’s software is transforming ship chartering
An exclusive interview with Greece's Ioannis Martinos on what's next for Signal Ocean.
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American Shipper
Dry bulk specialist Pacific Basin to issue US$175 million debt
Hong Kong Stock Exchange-listed ocean carrier Pacific Basin (HK: 2343) will issue US$175 million (approximately HK$1,371 million) of non-amortizing unsecured convertible bonds to boost its…
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American Shipper
Whither the dry bulk shipping recovery?
Market prognosticators have been saying dry bulk will recover "next year" almost every year for the past decade. Will it finally happen in 2020?
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American Shipper
Platts poised to take on Baltic Exchange in dry freight futures
The Baltic Exchange has been unrivaled in its creation of indices for dry freight futures. That may be about to change.
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American Shipper
Sanctions still stoking supertankers
Crude tanker rates continue to surge, driven by geopolitical tensions. Meanwhile, container rates remain weak.
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American Shipper
Saudi attacks spark higher tanker earnings
This week, VLCC tanker rates are rising, whereas both trans-Pacific box rates and Capesize bulker rates are slipping.
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Maritime
DOT chief target of ethics probe into maritime connections
Chao’s influence over budget cuts could also affect national security, lawmakers allege.
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