China’s winter anti-pollution shift may be good or bad for iron ore

Unlike the turbulence being experienced by many other commodities, iron ore prices have snoozed through the past seven months, staying locked in a narrow range. A shift in China’s winter pollution abatement strategy could cause iron ore prices to awaken, but it’s far from clear as to which way they...

https://www.hellenicshippingnews.com/chinas-winter-anti-pollution-shift-may-be-good-or-bad-for-iron-ore/

Pacific International Lines, IBM in blockchain trial to create electronic bill of lading

Singapore’s largest privately-owned shipping line, Pacific International Lines (PIL), has teamed up with IBM in another initiative to digitalise supply chain management. PIL and IBM will jointly undertake a blockchain trial to design and create an electronic bill of lading. The legal and commercial...

https://www.hellenicshippingnews.com/pacific-international-lines-ibm-in-blockchain-trial-to-create-electronic-bill-of-lading/

Three vessels loaded at DTA coal terminal in week ended Oct 5; two docked at pier

Dominion Terminal Associates, based in Newport News, Virginia, loaded and exported 190,495 st of coal on three vessels in the week ended October 5, while two more are currently docked at the pier, according to company data. The terminal, which is owned by Arch Coal and Contura Energy and served by...

https://www.hellenicshippingnews.com/three-vessels-loaded-at-dta-coal-terminal-in-week-ended-oct-5-two-docked-at-pier/

US EPA delays introduction of new VGP requirements until March 2019

According to a recent Regulatory Update published by the classification society American Bureau of Shipping (ABS), the US Environmental Protection Agency’s (EPA) has further delayed the release its new Vessel General Permit (VGP 3.0). The proposed VGP 3.0 was originally scheduled to be issued for...

https://www.hellenicshippingnews.com/us-epa-delays-introduction-of-new-vgp-requirements-until-march-2019/