“Global iron ore shipments have fallen 7% y/y, during the first seven weeks of 2025, amid supply disruptions and weak Chinese import demand. Australian cargoes have fared the worst, down 10% y/y while shipments from Brazil have weakened by 5% y/y. The comparatively stronger Brazilian shipments are...
https://www.hellenicshippingnews.com/iron-ore-shipments-fall-7-amid-disruptions/
The sharp decline in Australian dry bulk flows in early 2025, as depicted in the data, can be directly linked to the severe disruptions caused by Cyclones Sean and Zelia. These extreme weather events led to temporary port closures, infrastructure damage, and halted mining operations, particularly...
The Baltic Exchange’s dry bulk sea freight index, which measures shipping rates for vessels transporting dry bulk commodities, jumped to a near one-month high on Wednesday, helped by gains across all vessel segments. The main index, which factors in rates for capesize, panamax and supramax shipping...
Star Bulk Carriers Corp., a global shipping company focusing on the transportation of dry bulk cargoes, announced its unaudited financial and operating results for the fourth quarter of 2024 and the year ended December 31, 2024. Unless otherwise indicated or unless the context requires otherwise,...
The Baltic Exchange’s dry bulk sea freight index, which measures shipping rates for vessels transporting dry bulk commodities, rose on Monday, driven by increases across all vessel segments. The main index, which factors in rates for capesize, panamax and supramax shipping vessels, rose 14 points...
https://www.hellenicshippingnews.com/baltic-index-rises-as-all-vessel-segments-log-gains/
Handysize ships’ prices are trending higher, despite an overall lackluster freight market sentiment. In its latest weekly report, shipbroker Intermodal said that “in recent years, geopolitical uncertainty has been a defining characteristic of the global landscape. The recent election of the U.S....
https://www.hellenicshippingnews.com/dry-bulk-shipping-handysize-ships-heading-lower/
Iron ore imports to top consumer China for the first two months of 2025 are set to slide as weeks of tropical cyclones and bad weather in major producer Australia hit shipments, according to analysts. Imports of the key steelmaking ingredient in January and February are forecast to be at least 10%...
Capesize The Capesize market saw a generally softer trend this week, with the 5TC declining over the first three days before stabilising as activity picked up to close at $5,939. However, this still reflected a week-on-week loss of over $1,000, marking its lowest level since late February 2023, and...
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The Baltic Exchange’s dry bulk sea freight index, which measures shipping rates for vessels transporting dry bulk commodities, rose on Friday, supported by higher rates across all vessel segments. The index, which factors in rates for capesize, panamax and supramax shipping vessels, rose by 12...
https://www.hellenicshippingnews.com/baltic-index-gains-as-rates-rise-across-all-vessel-segments/
With seasonality playing a big part, dry bulk shipping freight rates have taken a significant hit over the past few months. In its latest weekly report, shipbroker Xclusiv said that “the dry bulk freight market has experienced significant declines in rates across various vessel sizes since November...