China and India look to boost coal imports as EU plans to ban the fossil fuel from Russia in August

Pittas says dearth of orders likely to continue, meaning conventional fleet may not be replaced by fuel-efficient vessels for ‘quite some time’

On International Women in Maritime Day, TradeWinds asked women from across the industry for real-world perspectives on change

Amid a climate of increased uncertainty fuelled by a variety of admittedly worrying factors, investors’ appetite for newbuilding orders in the dry bulk segment remains relatively controlled, thus offering ground for low fleet growth and utilization projections.

Most newbuilding orders so far this year have been for ultramaxes and kamsarmaxes, EastGate Shipping says

While the world observes the unfortunate escalation of the Russian invasion of Ukraine and the ripple effect that it is causing in the supply chain of key commodities, this report examines how the disturbing events in Ukraine can affect grain cargo flows and the dry bulk freight market.

The Baltic Exchange's dry bulk sea freight index fell on Thursday, as a dip in capesize rates outweighed gains in the panamax and supramax segments.

Commercial ships are being advised of the high risk operating in the Black Sea following Russia’s invasion of the Ukraine, with various reports of missile attacks on commercial ship, plus warning of the waters containing mines.

Despite the long road that lies ahead, after years of lobbying efforts there is finally a shift in the collective mindset of the shipping industry to put more emphasis on its carbon footprint. This report highlights key regulations, actions and initiatives that shape the green shipping narrative.

Shipping futures indicates further gains across bulker sector as China starts to return to ‘business as usual’

Enquiry in the market is also based on speculation for higher spot markets later in the year, brokers say

Seasonality and inclement weather should continue to weigh on dry bulk shipping for the next few weeks, particularly the capesize sector, according to market experts.

Μπορεί η ναυλαγορά των bulk carriers να σημείωσε διόρθωση τους τελευταίους μήνες, αλλά τα έσοδα παραμένουν σε ικανοποιητικά επίπεδα, κάτι που αξιοποιούν Έλληνες εφοπλιστές «κλειδώνοντας» τα βαπόρια τους σε μακροχρόνιες συμφωνίες.

The market could see a continuation of 2021’s trends, including congestion as a result of coronavirus-related restrictions and weather-related disruption, which boosted rates, say market participants. However, wild cards remain in the shape of coal and iron ore trades

But experts do not expect the ban to continue, because country has too much at stake

Analysts expect mixed picture of lower demand for bulkers and low fleet growth in 2022

Η Ινδονησία προβαίνει σε απαγόρευση των εξαγωγών άνθρακα για τον Ιανουάριο, εν μέσω ισχυρών ανησυχιών για χαμηλές προμήθειες για την κάλυψη των αναγκών των μονάδων ηλεκτροπαραγωγής, σύμφωνα με όσα αναφέρουν ΜΜΕ της ασιατικής χώρας.

Alpha, Delta, Omicron… the year that is now coming to an end has us wondering whether we will indeed exhaust all the letters of the Greek alphabet in naming new variants of the infectious disease. Well, we would certainly hope not.

Όλο και περισσότερα κατηγορίας newcastlemaxes προστίθενται στους στόλους ναυτιλιακών εταιρειών. Πιο συγκεκριμένα, σύμφωνα με τα δεδομένα της Braemar ACM, από την αρχή του έτους μέχρι σήμερα, ασιατικής κατασκευής newcastlemaxes συνολικής χωρητικότητας 9.2 εκατομμύρια dwt έχουν ενταχθεί στον εμπορικό στόλο.

Additions to the newcastlemax fleet have soared by double digits this year.

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Contracting activity in the dry bulk sector has admittedly increased this year thus far with investors’ interest being fuelled by the rally on rates during the first three quarters. Overall, newbuilding orders in the bulker segment are projected to significantly surpass the levels of the previous year as figures YTD have already shown a considerable rise in new orders.

The dry bulk shipping market has performed startlingly well this year thus far, with a combination of unique factors to have enabled this strong momentum: port congestion, quarantine measures, geopolitics, tight tonnage supply, firm demand, all create a unique ecosystem in which this dry bulk rally is being cultivated. The question is where to go from here.

More than supply and demand could be at play, with constraints adding to volatility