The U.S. Interior Department approved a plan by Signal Peak Energy to expand coal mining, providing exports for Japan and South Korea, the agency said on Friday, as it responded to President Donald Trump’s energy emergency directives. The approva…
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The seaborne coal trade has been falling so far in 2025, with Indonesia, the world’s leading exporter, being no exception to the trend. In its latest weekly report, shipbroker Banchero Costa said that “in Jan-Apr 2025, global seaborne coal loadings dec…
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This week’s Market Monitor highlights Capesize freight market trends across the C3, C5, and C17 routes, as the Baltic Dry Index (BDI) gains momentum, driven primarily by the strong performance of the Capesize segment. A key indicator of current m…
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Today’s global economic landscape is defined by an unprecedented level of volatility and uncertainty, a sentiment echoed by leading chief economists in the World Economic Forum’s (WEF) latest Chief Economists Outlook report. Far from a fleeting d…
New era of trade uncertainty Read More »
Questions could rise from the impact on the tanker market, in case the approximately 10% of the global fleet, currently sidelined due to sanctions, returned to the market. In its latest weekly report, shipbroker Xclusiv said that “the global tanker mar…
Tankers, Sanctions and the Outdated Sidelined Tonnage Read More »