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July was a standout month for Port Houston’s public terminals, with double-digit growth in key sectors that pushed year-to-date totals to new heights. Container volumes for July were up are markable 21% compared to July 2024, reaching 392,829 twenty-foot equivalent units (TEUs).
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https://www.marinelink.com/news/port-houston-records-doubledigit-gains-529379U.S. President Donald Trump's doubling of tariffs on imports from India to as much as 50% took effect as scheduled on Wednesday, dealing a serious blow to ties between the two countries that became strategic partners after the turn of this century.A…
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https://www.marinelink.com/news/doubling-us-tariffs-india-begins-529380Ascenz Marorka, a GTT Group company, announced the signing of a contract with Hudong-Zhonghua Shipbuilding, a GTT long-time partner, to equip 24 LNG carriers with its Sloshield system.Sloshield is an advanced solution for detecting and reducing sloshing risks in LNG cargo tanks.
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https://www.marinelink.com/news/ascenz-marorka-signs-contract-equip-lng-529382Mexico has overtaken the U.S. as the second largest importer of Brazil's beef after the imposition of tariffs by President Donald Trump on August 6 affected shipments from the world's largest exporter, Brazilian beef lobby Abiec said on Wednesday.Brazilian beef, which was already subject to a U.S.
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https://www.marinelink.com/news/trump-tariffs-reroute-brazilian-beef-529384Today, Wednesday, August 27 2025, the Baltic Dry Index climbed by 05 points, reaching 2046 points. Baltic Dry Index is compiled by the London-based Baltic Exchange and covers prices for transported cargo such as coal, grain and iron ore. The index is based on a daily survey of agents all over the world. Baltic Dry ...
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https://www.hellenicshippingnews.com/baltic-dry-index-climbs-to-2046-up-05-points/Iron ore prices dropped on Wednesday for a second consecutive session, as rising supply outweighed strong short-term demand for the steelmaking ingredient. The most-traded January iron ore contract on China’s Dalian Commodity Exchange (DCE) TIO1! closed daytime trade 0.64% lower at 777.5 yuan ($108.70) a metric ton. The benchmark September iron ore (SZZFU5) on the ...
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https://www.hellenicshippingnews.com/iron-ore-dips-as-rising-supply-offsets-firm-near-term-demand/This report is part of the S&P Global Commodity Insights’ Metals Trade Review series, where we dig through datasets and digest some of the key trends in iron ore, metallurgical coal, copper, alumina, cobalt, lithium, nickel and steel and scrap. We also explore what the next few months could bring, from supply and demand shifts ...
https://www.hellenicshippingnews.com/asian-iron-ore-buyers-reassess-options-in-q3-as-key-pilbara-brands-degrade/The Baltic Exchange’s main sea freight index, which measures rates for ships carrying dry bulk commodities, rose for a third successive session on Wednesday, as gains in the panamax and supramax segments countered a decline in capesize rates. The main index, which tracks rates for capesize, panamax and supramax shipping vessels, added 5 points, or ...
https://www.hellenicshippingnews.com/baltic-index-up-for-third-straight-session-on-strength-in-smaller-vessels/International Seaways has secured fresh financing to back its fleet renewal programme, tying up a credit deal worth up to $331.6m for six LR1 product carrier newbuildings in South Korea. The New York-listed tanker owner said the facilities, signed with DNB Bank and backed by Korea Trade Insurance Corporation (K-SURE), will partly fund the 73,600 …
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https://splash247.com/international-seaways-locks-in-financing-for-lr1-newbuilds/Greek tanker newcomer Venergy Maritime has doubled its orderbook at K Shipbuilding in South Korea, exercising options for two additional MR product carriers. The Vyron Vasileiadis-led company confirmed the deal on its website for two 50,000 dwt units, priced at about $48m each and adding to a pair of similar ships ordered at the yard …
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