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Seaborne coal imports into the EU fell further during 2025. In its latest weekly report, shipbroker Banchero Costa said that “in Jan-Dec 2025, global seaborne coal loadings declined by -2.8%…
Lire la suite →The Baltic Exchange’s dry bulk index, which tracks rates for vessels transporting dry commodities, soared about 7.3% to the highest since mid-December at 2,148 points on Friday. The capesize index,…
Lire la suite →With an expected gross domestic product of USD 5,014 billion in 2025, Germany is the third-largest economy in the world after the United States and China and just ahead of…
Lire la suite →Recent developments in oil production and export flows from Venezuela have prompted closer market attention on alternative sources of heavy and discounted crude, including supplies associated with Iran, as Asian…
Lire la suite →The Government of the Republic of Liberia and ArcelorMittal (“the Company”) have signed an amendment to the existing Mineral Development Agreement (MDA), which was yesterday ratified via the Liberian legislative…
Lire la suite →As the global shipping industry stares down the barrel of its decarbonisation gun, a propulsion technology that had fallen out of favour is making a return. According to a white…
Lire la suite →The East/West swap spread for high sulfur fuel oil climbed to its strongest level in nearly four years, reflecting a widening disconnect between a soft European complex and a firmer…
Lire la suite →Government measures and base effects pulled down inflation Tokyo’s consumer inflation slowed to 1.5% year-on-year in January, dropping below 2% for the first time since October 2024. This was mainly…
Lire la suite →China’s securities regulator has proposed revised regulations aimed at encouraging more institutional investors to make long-term investments in listed companies. The China Securities Regulatory Commission (CSRC) released a statement Friday…
Lire la suite →Union Minister of Ports, Shipping and Waterways (MoPSW) Sarbananda Sonowal termed the President’s address to Parliament as visionary which has reinforced the government’s long-term policy commitment to strengthening India’s maritime…
Lire la suite →For many years, World Container Index (WCI) has been the go-to, independent, global reference for index-linked contracts. If your organisation is considering index-linked contracts or requires regional visibility/coverage beyond the…
Lire la suite →Geopolitical developments dominated tanker markets last year, with a wave of sanctions primarily targeting Russia Source: GIBSON SHIPBROKERS LTD
Lire la suite →German headline inflation, according to the national measure, rebounded to 2.1% year-on-year in January, from 1.8% YoY in December. The European measure also came in at 2.1% YoY, from 2.0%…
Lire la suite →There have been pockets of biofuel bunkering progress in the Americas over the past year, but uptake remains sparse and highly fragmented. Biofuel bunker activity across the Americas accounted for…
Lire la suite →Rio Tinto and Aluminum Corporation of China Limited (Chalco) have entered into a definitive agreement with Votorantim (the “Transaction Agreement”) to acquire, through a joint venture to be owned 33%…
Lire la suite →The Euro Area seasonally adjusted unemployment rate eased for the second month to 6.2% in December 2025, tying the record lows from late 2024 and down from 6.3% in November.…
Lire la suite →By redesigning LNG receiving terminals, the study demonstrates efficient recovery of ethane and liquefied petroleum gas (LPG) using only ambient-temperature seawater as the heat source. A techno-economic comparison of three…
Lire la suite →The new ConTex registered another week with positive development, although the overall change was pretty marginal with just 3 points or 0.2%. Source: Verband Hamburger und Bremer Schiffsmakler e.V
Lire la suite →The Annual Report 2025 from MTF provides an overview of recent reports and events in support of accelerating the safe decarbonization of the maritime industry. 2026-01-30, Tokyo. The Maritime Technologies…
Lire la suite →Seafarer abandonment has reached its highest level on record, with new figures from the International Transport Workers’ Federation (ITF) revealing a sharp rise in both the number of ships involved…
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