US Ports: October Imports Spike as Retailers Stock Up for Holidays

October is expected to be the second-busiest month of the year for the nation’s major retail container ports as merchants stock up for the holiday shopping season, according to the monthly Global Port Tracker report released today by the National Retail F

Clean Handysize vessel cross-Med freight rates spike to 20-month high

Clean Handysize freight rates on cross-Mediterranean voyages spiked to just over a 20-month high Thursday as a...

Platts: VLCC Owners Gear Up for Persian Gulf Rate Spike

Worldscale rates for VLCCs on West Africa-to-Far East routes are at steep premiums to rates for Persian Gulf...

Is this spike 'one last hoorah' for iron ore?

The price of iron ore has jumped to a fresh 15-month high on the back of a buying spree from Chinese steel m...