China’s coal imports could drop by up to 100 million metric tons in 2025, an official at a major industry group said, potentially putting further pressure on key price benchmarks already trading at multi-year lows. Imports by the world’s largest consumer, importer and...

Read More

Arrivals of container ships fell in May at the US West Coast ports of Los Angeles (LA) and Long Beach (LB) amid a trade war between the US and China but has shown a slight uptick in June while the two nations continue to negotiate a trade deal. Kip Louttit, executive...

Read More

Trading momentum in the Asia high sulphur fuel oil (HSFO) market took a breather on Wednesday, slowing from the previous sessions, while backwardation narrowed at the prompt months. Singapore cash differential for 380-cst HSFO remained at a premium above $12 a metric...

Read More

Proactive measures supporting marine biodiversity create operational efficiencies and attract commercial incentives, according to a new Lloyd’s Register (LR) report, launched today at the UN Ocean Conference 2025 in Nice, France. The Shipping Biodiversity Report...

Read More

Despite global economic and geopolitical headwinds, the maritime industry’s ambition to decarbonise remains resilient. This sentiment is evident in the second edition of the Global Maritime Decarbonisation Survey, jointly conducted by GCMD and BCG between October 2024...

Read More

The Baltic Exchange’s dry bulk sea freight index, which tracks rates for vessels transporting dry commodities, rebounded to its highest level in nearly seven months on higher rates across vessel segments. The main index, which monitors rates for capesize, panamax and...

Read More