In today’s complex chartering landscape, it is common for vessels to be fixed under a chain of charterparties, often with a head owner, a charterer in the middle, and a sub-charterer. These arrangements are frequently described as “back-to-back”, implying that the...

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Spot differential for Asia very low sulphur fuel oil (VLSFO) flipped to a premium on Monday, with markets showing some recovery into late January and early February, while more regional supply tenders closed. Singapore’s VLSFO cash differential was pegged at a premium...

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Global dry bulk shipping rates experienced a strong run in the final quarter of 2025, defying the historical trend of seasonally lower freight levels in the fourth quarter when market participants wind down their business activities and trades ahead of the year-end...

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The Baltic Exchange’s dry bulk sea freight index, which tracks rates for vessels transporting dry bulk commodities, edged down on Monday and touched its lowest level in more than five months, as lower rates in capesize and supramax segments overshadowed gains in the...

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TUTICORIN : A productive discussion was held between Shri Susanta Kumar Purohit, IRSEE, Chairperson, V.O. Chidambaranar Port Authority (VOC Port), and Shri Rajesh Soundararajan, IAS, Deputy Chairperson, with Shri Nishaanth Balashanmugam, CEO & Director of GH2...

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The vessel Grande Svezia, owned and operated by global Ro-Ro leader Grimaldi Group, successfully berthed at the OCT-2 berth, ICTPL at Mumbai Port on 3 December 2025, marking a significant milestone in Ro-Ro project cargo operations. On her second voyage since delivery...

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