Dry Bulk Shipping: Australian Iron Ore Exports On the Rise

25 Apr, 2026

The dry bulk market has been supported from a further increase of Australian iron ore exports during the first quarter of 2026. In its latest weekly report, shipbroker Banchero Costa said that “2025 was another positive year for global seab...

Baltic Dry Index falls to 2665 down 8 points

24 Apr, 2026

Today, Friday, April 24 2026, the Baltic Dry Index decreased by 8 points, reaching 2665 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...

Geneva Dry Dialogues: Devbulk – Splash247

24 Apr, 2026

Hakki Deval has spent more than two decades in dry bulk shipping, from his student days at Solent University to leading Istanbul-based Devbulk as managing director and CEO. A former Turkish Navy lieutenant, two-term International Chamber of...

Can the Net Zero Framework be saved? Splash’s MEPC curtain-raiser

24 Apr, 2026

One of shipping’s most consequential regulatory gatherings gets underway in London on Monday, with the future of the world’s first global carbon pricing mechanism on any industry hanging in the balance. The 84th session of the Marine Enviro...

Greek bulker player M/Maritime crosses into boxship sector with Korean newbuilds

24 Apr, 2026

Greek owner M/Maritime is branching into container shipping, placing its first feeder boxship order while continuing to build out its dry bulk base. The company has signed for two 2,800 teu newbuildings at HD Hyundai Heavy Industries, with ...

How the Strait of Hormuz Crisis is Reshaping the Bulker Market

24 Apr, 2026

The Bulker market entered 2026 with momentum, supported by firm asset values and solid secondhand activity. That momentum has since been tempered by the escalating crisis at the Strait of Hormuz, which has progressively weighed on ordering ...

Baltic Dry Index Hovers Around 4-Month Highs

24 Apr, 2026

The Baltic Exchange’s dry bulk freight index, which monitors rates for ships carrying dry bulk commodities, edged down by 0.1% to 2,673 points on Thursday, ending a 14-day rally, but still near a more than four-month high. The capesize inde...

Baltic Dry Index falls to 2673 down 2 points

23 Apr, 2026

Today, Thursday, April 23 2026, the Baltic Dry Index decreased by 2 points, reaching 2673 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...