Shipping Rates Plunge as Owners Fret About Trade War Impact

When U.S. President Donald Trump fired the first salvos in his trade war with China, the market for hauling...

Dry Bulk Charter rates plunge 30% as iron ore prices sag

Falling iron ore prices have helped sink charter rates for bulk carrier vessels, as resource companies turn up...

Iron risks plunge to $40s as Marex sounds second-half alarm

Labourers work on a pile of iron ore at a steel factory in China. Iron ore has stabilised in the $60s for the past five weeks after getting battered in March and April, with the commodity sinking into a bear market amid escalating concern early-year gains

Bulk carriers’ freight rates plunge 40% in a month

China and its piles of iron ore have pressured shipping companies to cut freight rates around the globe. In the past month, rates for bulk carriers have plunged 40% — largely because China is in no rush to import more.

Dry bulk freight plunge continues

The dry bulk freight market continued to crumble on Monday led by capesizes. ...

Analysis: China's price move signals discomfort with oil plunge

The Chinese government Tuesday refrained from adjusting retail oil product prices in line with global crude oil...

China shipbuilders 10-month new orders plunge 62%

China’s shipbuilding industry continues to be challenged as newbuilding orders chart a downward trend over...