China’s iron ore imports so far in 2026 have been on the rise compared to last year. In its latest weekly report, shipbroker Banchero Costa said that “2025 was another positive year for global seaborne iron ore trade. In Jan-Dec 2025, global loadings o…
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The US-Iran deal should allow a return of container shipping to the Strait of Hormuz, but the scale of disruption caused by the blockade means, even a best-case scenario, puts a recovery of ocean supply chain networks at mid-September 2026 and spot rat…
On May 27, 2026, a Special Chamber of the International Tribunal for the Law of the Sea (ITLOS) delivered its judgment in The M/T Heroic Idun (No. 2) Case (Marshall Islands v. Equatorial Guinea), ruling in favour of the Marshall Islands. The Special Ch…
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Greek owners have remained quite active in the S&P market for tankers, although they were mainly net sellers. In its latest weekly report, shipbroker Xclusiv said that “following our previous analysis of dry bulk Sale & Purchase and newbuilding…
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A Hormuz reopening is unlikely to trigger an immediate VLCC tonnage squeeze, as ample ballast capacity is already positioning towards the MEG, whereas diverting ballasters from the Atlantic could further add to the tally. There has been a lot of discus…
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