Somali piracy – recent attack shows there is no room for complacency

On 8 April 2017, the bulk carrier OS 35 was attacked and boarded by pirates in the Gulf of Aden. Fortunately

China manganese: Spot export offers steady after recent rise

Spot export offers of Chinese electrolytic manganese metal (EMM) on an FOB basis were steady Friday following...

Industry Insight: The Recent Relationship Between Brent and IFO380 Bunker Prices

Due to the fact that Brent crude is priced in barrels, and bunker prices are quoted in USD per metric tonne (...

Recent Developments in the Dry Bulk Market

A firm amount of dry bulk cargoes came to the market last week, which has allowed capesize and supramax rates ...

Major Trends in Recent Dry Bulk Spot Chartering Activity

A particularly large amount of dry bulk vessels were chartered in the spot market last week to haul South...

Recent Corn market trends in Chinese ports

March 25, prices of high quality corn in Guangdong port areas remained firm, quoted 2480-2490 RMB/ton but with...

Recent Trends in Dry Bulk Spot Chartering Activity

Last week’s dry bulk fixtures to be shipped within the next four weeks consisted of a large amount of coa...