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Iron ore futures prices slipped for a second consecutive session on Thursday, as mounting global supplies weighed on market sentiment. The most-traded January iron ore contract on China’s Dalian Commodity Exchange (DCE) traded 0.63% lower at 794.5 yuan ($112.42) a metric ton. The benchmark January iron ore (SZZFF6) on the Singapore Exchange was flat, as ...
https://www.hellenicshippingnews.com/iron-ore-extends-decline-as-higher-supply-sours-sentiment/
https://www.hellenicshippingnews.com/iron-ore-extends-decline-as-higher-supply-sours-sentiment/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 with no cyclone disruptions so far, sentiment remained firm. Chinese demand remains a key ...
https://www.hellenicshippingnews.com/c5-spikes-to-year-high-matching-4q23-peak/
https://www.hellenicshippingnews.com/c5-spikes-to-year-high-matching-4q23-peak/“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 dry bulk fleet. Contracting has likely eased due to a cloudy market outlook,” says ...
https://www.hellenicshippingnews.com/bulker-newbuilding-contracting-drops-54-to-five-year-low/
https://www.hellenicshippingnews.com/bulker-newbuilding-contracting-drops-54-to-five-year-low/The Baltic Exchange’s dry bulk sea freight index, which tracks rates for vessels transporting dry bulk commodities, eased from a near two-year-peak on Thursday, pressured by weaker rates across all segments. The main index, which factors in rates for capesize, panamax and supramax shipping vessels, fell by 31 points, or 1.1%, to 2,815 points. The ...
https://www.hellenicshippingnews.com/baltic-index-edges-down-from-near-two-year-peak-as-rates-drop-across-all-segments/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 continues to show strong liquidity, but the nationality mix reveals where real conviction ...
https://www.hellenicshippingnews.com/greek-ship-owners-pursue-dry-bulk-fleet-restructuring/
https://www.hellenicshippingnews.com/greek-ship-owners-pursue-dry-bulk-fleet-restructuring/Integrated Wind Solutions (IWS) has strengthened its charter backlog after its offshore wind subsidiary, IWS Fleet, locked in fresh extensions for its Skywalker-class commissioning service operation vessels. The company said it has secured a 70-day fixed extension for the IWS Sunwalker, closing a gap in its schedule for early 2026. With the new deal, the …
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https://splash247.com/integrated-wind-solutions-locks-down-csovs-with-fresh-charter-extension/Carl Martin Faannessen, CEO of Noatun Maritime, is in two minds when it comes to AI and crewing. A ship has a personality, or so many would like us to believe. This is fine – humans have bestowed personalities on inanimate objects since our first trembles on two legs. What many fail to consider is …
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https://splash247.com/artificial-intelligence-versus-authentic-relationships/Germany’s Neu Seeschiffahrt has stepped up its fleet renewal drive with a major order for six 342,000 dwt very large ore carriers at China Merchants Shipbuilding Industry, marking one of the owner’s most aggressive newbuilding moves in nearly two decades. The Hamburg-based company — usually a low-profile player in the newbuild market — has not …
https://splash247.com/neu-seeschiffahrt-ramps-up-newbuild-push-with-vloc-series-in-china/
https://splash247.com/neu-seeschiffahrt-ramps-up-newbuild-push-with-vloc-series-in-china/Insurance rates for ships trading in the Black Sea have jumped sharply following a fresh wave of attacks on vessels linked to Russia. Citing data from Marsh, the world’s largest insurance broker, Bloomberg reported yesterday the cost of covering port calls in the region has more than tripled in recent days. Prior to the latest …
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https://splash247.com/black-sea-war-risk-premiums-surge/As marketing ratchets up for next April’s big annual dry bulk summit, Splash sits down with top names attending the event. As artificial intelligence gains ground across shipping, Janani Yagnamurthy believes the real breakthroughs will not come from broad, all-purpose models, but from highly tailored, shipping-specific intelligence. The vice president of product and strategic growth …
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