More newbuilding orders kept pouring in during the past week, as owners maintained their investment “appetite”. In its latest weekly report, shipbroker Banchero Costa said that “newbuilding activity remained healthy this week, with dry bulk taking cent…
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Bulk carrier safety continues to show steady long-term improvement, but the nature of risk facing seafarers is becoming more complex and multi-layered. INTERCARGO’s Bulk Carrier Casualty Report 2026 covers the ten-year period from 2016 to 2025. Over th…
Capesize C3 & C5 Supply vs Demand C3 (Tubarao–Qingdao): The current forward balance indicates cumulative vessel supply tracking below expected demand early to late July 2026, before gradually exceeding it into early August, indicating increasing fo…
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Demand for bulkers to service India’s coal imports could be on the move over the next few months. In a recent weekly report, shipbroker Intermodal said that “India’s coal trade is moving in two different directions. Thermal coal imports are lower, whil…
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Chinese seaborne crude oil imports fell approximately 23% year-on-year in the first half of 2026, according to Signal Ocean vessel-tracking data, declining from roughly 1.87 billion barrels in H1 2025 to an estimated 1.44 billion barrels in H1 2026. Im…
China’s H1 Crude Imports Post Sharpest Drop Since War Began Read More »