The Capesize dry bulk market is staring towards a challenging 2019 year, with demand for iron ore from China’s steel industry having taken a hit over the course of the past few weeks. However, the prospect of a potential trade agreement between US and …
Dry Bulk Market: Hopes of Trade Agreement Could Restore Market Confidence Read More »
The Drewry Container Port Throughput Indices are a series of volume growth/decline indices based on monthly throughput data for a sample of over 220 ports worldwide, representing over 75% of global volumes. The base point for the indices is January 201…
Drewry: Global Port Throughput Stable, Despite China’s Decline Read More »
International conventions and local regulations combine to create a complex legal regime, which is often overlooked. The sale of a ship or rig to an intermediate buyer, which then sells the asset on to a shipbreaking facility, will not necessarily insu…
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The dry bulk market’s recent recovery has been a sign of hope for many ship owners, who had been looking for some sign of improvement, in order to rule out the scenario of a more serious crisis looming, not only for shipping, but for the world trade in…
INTERCARGO’s 2017–2018 Benchmarking Report is published after a second year of solid improvement in the dry bulk market. Back in December 2017, the Baltic Dry Index went above the 1,700 points, after the historic low below 300 points it reached in earl…
INTERCARGO: Dry Bulk Market Optimism Moderated Through to 2019 Read More »