India’s rice export prices rose this week as the worsening coronavirus crisis in the country caused logistical snags, while widespread flooding in Bangladesh severely damaged crops. India’s 5-percent broken parboiled variety was quoted at $380-$385 per tonne this...

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For only the second time this century shipments of thermal coal are on course to slip this year. Alphabulk is predicting shipping will lose up to 100m tons of thermal coal cargo this year with the world’s two most populous nations – India and China – responsible for...

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The Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA) reported that they have single-handedly repatriated more than 40,000 Filipino seafarers in July alone. On Wednesday, another 1,000 OFWs, mostly seafarers from the cruise industry, were repatriated from Singapore. On the ground,...

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Iraq’s crude oil exports have increased so far in July, shipping data showed and industry sources said, suggesting OPEC’s second-largest producer is still undershooting its production cut target under an OPEC-led deal. Exports from Basra and other southern Iraq...

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Dialogue comes on the back of almost two-fold increase in incidents of piracy and sea robbery from January to June 2020 compared to the same period in 2019 ReCAAP Information Sharing Centre (ISC) today held a virtual dialogue with representatives of shipping...

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