Dry bulk shipping market

US coal exports to Japan were at five year highs, and a royalty hike could make US coal more attractive than Queensland coal in the Japanese market.

The US says it has seized a North Korean cargo ship, accusing it of violating international sanctions.

Whitefish Bay and Thunder Bay lakers have achieved double platinum SafePartners Safety Awards for accumulating 1825 operational days without a lost time incident.

The new traffic plan means that IKEA Transport & Logistics Services reduces its climate impact by 4476 t of carbon dioxide emissions per year, which strengthens the brand’s sustainability.

Rotterdam is expanding its position as one of Western Europe’s biggest transit ports for agricultural, horticultural and fishery sector products.

2019 has been characterised so far by a stream of negative news concerning dry bulk demand, notably in the iron ore markets. Will Tooth, Analyst at Maritime Strategies International, uncovers some pockets of positivity.

Navis has announced that Thorco Projects has selected Bluetracker One to monitor and analyse the vessel performance, bringing the total Bluetracker fleet to over 500 vessels.

The new vessels were acquired with the participation of foreign capital by VGK Stividor.

The facility will provide a major increase in capacity at the Port of Liverpool, allowing Jenkins to increase its throughput.

BIMCO believes that audits should consider and reward improvements to health, safety and environmental protection that have been achieved at facilities in Asia. Furthermore, there should also be actual inspection of the EU yards.