Baltic Dry Index falls for longest in nine years The Baltic Dry Index, a measure of commodity shipping costs, fell for the longest period in almost nine years as declining Chinese steel prices erode the nation's iron ore demand.
Brussels moves to silence class law opponents Transport chief says opposition to mutual recognition of marine equipment certificates based on misunderstandings
Flag states slam Brussels over class legislation
Class reaches a turning point
Brussels and the class war
Shipping evades pollution liability rule change for now US Bill leaves OPA 90 vessel liability limits untouched
Lifting pollution liability cap could shut...
Suezmax glut keeps rates at 11-month lows More than 30 suezmax tankers now available to load West African cargoes
Markets guarded after recent European turmoil
'Woeful' slide in capesize rates on main iron ore lane to China Brokers say rates will not rebound until the fourth quarter after the pricing regime...
Allen: hold that 'jump for joy' ADMIRAL Thad Allen is seeking to lower expectations that the blowout gushing oil into the Gulf of Mexico can be halted as early as this month
Brazil port shutdown overturned BRAZIL'S second-largest port Paranagu' has reportedly won an injunction overturning the suspension of its operations by the country's environmental agency Ibama
Iran reactivates six VLCCs IRAN HAS released six VLCCs from storage service, which might mean more crude being transported to Europe, AISLive has indicated
APM Terminals signs new deals DENMARK'S AP M'ller-Maersk today said its terminals arm has signed new deals in France and the US
COSCO Shipping profits jump COSCO Shipping has reportedly posted a 54.4% year-on-year rise in net income for the first half
Welsh biomass plant approved PLANS FOR a 9MW biomass power plant in the South Wales port of Barry have been approved after the project's promoters appealed an initial refusal
Mozambique plans deepwater port MOZAMBIQUE has reportedly approved a plan to build of a deepwater port that could handle bulkers of up to 300,000dwt
The World Cup scores for global growth The 'total football' of the Dutch or the 'tip-tap' possession of the Spanish: one will triumph on Sunday evening at Johannesburg's Soccer City Stadium and claim the iconic Jules Rimet Trophy to the drone of 80,000 vuvuzelas.
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