Through our dry bulk flow tool, we have identified changing trends in iron ore flows from Indian ports. Growing domestic demand from the steel industry and weaker demand from China have led to less iron ore leaving Indian ports so far in 2025. Fully utilizing the dry...
The USTR proposal with introduces charges against Chinese owned, built or operated vessels, is expected to lead to an extensive tanker fleet repositioning, mainly for the dirty tanker trade, as clean tankers aren’t affected, due to their smaller sizes. In its latest...
Maritime consultancy Drewry said on Thursday that it expects global container port volume to fall 1% as a direct result of U.S. trade policies. That would be the third drop in global container shipping demand since London-based Drewry began recording that data in...
Spot premiums for fuel oil dipped in Asia on Friday, with high supply inventories and tepid demand limiting market recovery. Onshore inventories at Singapore have built to their highest in 18 weeks, supported by strong imports from Iraq, showed Enterprise Singapore...
Despite persistent international sanctions, Iran managed to sustain significant crude oil exports between January 2023 and March 2025, totaling approximately 268.5 million barrels. This continued export activity—entirely sourced from Iranian production—demonstrates...
The tanker market softened during the course of the past month, OPEC said in its latest monthly report. Developments in sanctions and tariffs have kept spot freight rates trading close to the five-year average, although below the robust levels seen in 2022 and 2023....