Weak yen cuts both ways for Japanese shipbuilders
Industry figures say the weak yen is a genuine boost for Japanese shipbuilders and shipowners and more complicated than it first appears
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US to pay $26.7m more to upgrade research ship newbuildings at Thoma-Sea yard
Original contract price had already risen to $199m from an original $178 award, according to government contract data
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Dry Bulk Market: India’s Coal Import Puzzle
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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China’s H1 Crude Imports Post Sharpest Drop Since War Began
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…
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China now buys 61% of the world’s traded soybeans
China’s growing reliance on imported food, South America’s expanding dominance in agricultural exports and mounting geopolitical risks around fertiliser supply are reshaping global agricultural trade and will lead to 2.3% growth in global a…
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