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Iron ore marks fifth weekly gain despite tepid steel output, rising inventories

26 Jul, 2025
Iron ore futures locked in a fifth consecutive weekly gain, overcoming an early decline on Friday even as rising port inventories and weaker global steel production weighed on prices. The most-traded September iron ore contract on China’s D...

Baltic Index Gains For Third Straight Week On Higher Capesize Demand

26 Jul, 2025
The Baltic Exchange’s main sea freight index, which measures rates for ships carrying dry bulk commodities, was little changed on Friday but registered a third straight weekly gain on the back of strong gains in the capesize vessel segment....

Baltic Dry Index falls to 2257 down 01 points

25 Jul, 2025
Today, Friday, July 25 2025, the Baltic Dry Index decreased by 01 points, reaching 2257 points. Baltic Dry Index is compiled by the London-based Baltic Exchange and covers prices for transported cargo such as coal, grain and iron ore. The i...

Kamsarmax bulker prices climb – Splash247

25 Jul, 2025
The dry bulk S&P market has entered a new phase of momentum, with the kamsarmax segment leading a resurgent wave of transactions. A weeks-long release of pent-up capital, combined with bullish freight markets, has triggered intense comp...

Nova Marine Carriers accelerates handysize fleet growth

25 Jul, 2025
Jeff Jackson / MarineTraffic Swiss dry bulk operator Nova Marine Carriers has cemented its position as one of the most active players in the resurgent handysize S&P market, acquiring its third handysize bulker since April as part of a s...

West Africa now drives one in seven cape cargoes

25 Jul, 2025
West Africa now represents 14% of capesize liftings as compared to 6% three years ago, according to new data from Jefferies, an investment bank. The redrawing of the global cape trading map has been driven by strong bauxite export growth, m...

Freight as a combination of science and art

25 Jul, 2025
Willem Vermaat, shipping director at Heidelberg Materials Trading, shares his perspective on the intricacies of dry bulk shipping. What is the challenge in calculating freight? It’s not rocket science, is it? Or is it perhaps a form of art?...

Drewry: The World Container Index decreased 3% this week 30-2025 | Freight news

25 Jul, 2025
In accordance with the assessment of Drewry Supply Chain Advisors, the container rates this week again continued their decreasing tendency. As it is mentioned, their composite World Container Index decreased by 3% to $2,517 per 40-foot cont...