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Baltic Dry Index Falls
The Baltic Dry Index declined 1.7% to 2,696 on Monday, ending a three-session winning streak. The Capesize Index, which tracks...
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Shipping access to Ukrainian ports suspended after Russian attacks
Ships will not be docking at Ukrainian ports for now because of concerns over Russian attacks, it was reported on...
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VOYWAR 1993: Alternative Voyage Orders and Frustration
A recently published London Maritime Arbitrators Association (LMAA) award, London arbitration 8/26, has provided some useful guidance on the interpretation...
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Korea ship engine makers outpace shipbuilders as China demand lifts orders
Hanwha Engine and HD Hyundai Marine Engine, the two leading domestic ship engine makers, secured as much work in the...
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Charting a New Course: Countering China’s Dominance in Global Shipbuilding
Matthew Funaiole testified before the House Foreign Affairs East Asia and Pacific Subcommittee about how China’s increasing dominance in global...
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Hormuz, Malacca and other key straits spawn tensions throughout history
As Iran tightens its grip on the Strait of Hormuz, its Yemeni allies, the Houthi rebels, want to disrupt shipping...
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Biofuel Bunker Snapshot: Conventional fuel gains lift B30 prices
Europe Rotterdam’s B30-VLSFO (POMEME) price has gained $28/mt in the last week, possibly supported by an $18/mt increase in the...
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How to Build a Reliable Data Management System
Last month I joined a panel at Commodity Trading Week Americas 2026 titled “Data-Driven Trading: Strengthening Your Data Management Framework.”...
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Tankers: VLCC Market Keeps Grinding Higher
Clean LR2 The TC1 75kt MEG/Japan index continued to move up this week by 48 points to WS499. A voyage...
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Selective Enforcement: Saudi Crude Keeps Moving Under the Houthi Blockade
On July 20, Houthi-aligned forces announced a full naval blockade of Saudi Arabia, framed as retaliation for Saudi strikes on...
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Asia-US container rates to West Coast fall, mixed to East Coast; tanker rates soften
Spot rates for shipping containers from east Asia and China fell to the West Coast and rates to the East...
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Enclosed space safety needs more than revised training content, warns MarinePALS
The maritime industry must look beyond revised training content and additional onboard checks if it is serious about stopping enclosed...
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The Week in Alt Fuels: EU omits e-fuel earmarking
The EU’s revised ETS could reserve 110 million allowances to reduce green bunker fuel price premiums from 2028-2040. But the...
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Korea-U.S. Shipbuilding Partnership Center opens as Korean firms step up joint projects
Korea’s three major shipbuilders are expanding partnerships with U.S. companies as they pursue opportunities under U.S. President Donald Trump’s Make...
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Trump threatens to use frozen Iranian assets to pay for shipping damage
US President Donald Trump threatened to use frozen Iranian assets to pay for damage to ships and cargo in and...
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Strait of Hormuz Shipping Risk: Why Commercial Operators Remain Cautious
Commercial shipping risk in the Strait of Hormuz remains elevated compared with the brief recovery period that followed the mid-June...
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Houthi attacks raise fears of wider Middle East conflict and more global economic damage
Yemen’s Houthi fighters claim to have attacked shipping in the Red Sea – a move that threatens to further escalate...
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Seaborne iron ore market braces for Q3 pressure as buyers reassess Australian brands
This report is part of the S&P Global Energy’s Metals Trade Review series, where we dig through datasets and digest...
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Carbon cost “reimbursement right” in shipping’s EU ETS is largely unenforceable, new study finds
Shipowners and ship managers who pay the bill for emissions under the EU Emissions Trading System (EU ETS) may not...
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Baltic Dry Index Rises to 1-Week High
The Baltic dry index increased 0.7% to 2,743 on Friday, its highest level since July 17. The capesize index, which...
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