Greek owners have moved forward with a significant restructuring of their bulker fleet during 2025. The focus has been on fewer, but younger and larger ships. In its latest weekly report, shipbroker Xclusiv said that “the 2025 YTD dry bulk SnP market c…
Greek Ship Owners Pursue Dry Bulk Fleet Restructuring Read More »
“Between January and November 2025, the capacity of bulker newbuilding contracting has fallen 54% y/y to 25m DWT, reaching its lowest level since 2020. Consequently, the dry bulk orderbook is now 4% smaller than a year ago, accounting for 11% of the dr…
Bulker newbuilding contracting drops 54% to five-year low Read More »
C5 assessments have climbed back to the peak levels last seen in 4Q23, the highest in nearly a year. The momentum from October carried straight into November. Even with the Australian cyclone season beginning in November and running through April, and …
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The ship recycling market is still seeing sub par levels of activity. In its latest weekly report, Best Oasis (www.best-oasis.com), a leading cash buyer of ships, said that “the Indian market remains cautious this week as persistent and unpredictable d…
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China’s import of thermal coal so far this year trails the same period in 2024 by over 14%, weighing on global capesize demand. Chinese seaborne thermal coal demand weakened in 2025 due to two key factors: Stronger domestic coal production, up 1.5% y/y…
Coal Continues To Lose Power In The China-Bound Capesize Market Read More »