News Flash
Cost Increases Support Iron Prices, Futures Rise and Spot Cargo Follows Suit
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Date: Feb 02, 2026
On January 30, 2026, the ex-factory price of high-carbon ferrochrome in Inner Mongolia was 8,500-8,6...
India looks to tap Canada to meet growing appetite for crude, LPG, LNG
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Date: Feb 02, 2026
India’s growing appetite for crude oil, LPG and LNG offers opportunities to expand energy purchase...
US LPG exports increasingly heavier on butane content
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Date: Feb 02, 2026
US LPG exports—largely known for having predominantly larger amounts of propane in its individual ...
APM Terminals willing to operate Balboa and Cristobal ports in Panama to support operational continuity
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Date: Feb 02, 2026
Following the recent announcement from the President of the Republic of Panama Jose Raul Mulino rega...
Foreign workers needed, but at what cost? Korea debates ‘metropolitan visa’ plan
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Date: Feb 02, 2026
President Lee Jae Myung has sparked intense debate with his comments on the “metropolitan visa” ...
Chicago PMI signals manufacturing sector expansion, surpasses expectations
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Date: Feb 02, 2026
The Chicago Purchasing Managers’ Index (PMI), a key indicator of the economic health of the manufa...
Samsung Heavy Industries resumes bonuses as profits surge on premium ship orders
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Date: Feb 02, 2026
Samsung Heavy Industries will pay performance bonuses for the first time in 12 years. The move comes...
Panama Canal ports will keep operating after court finds concession unconstitutional, president says
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Date: Feb 02, 2026
Panama’s president moved to assure the public on Friday that critical ports at both ends of the Pa...
Hong Kong ‘firmly rejects’ court ruling cancelling concession on operating Panama ports
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Date: Feb 02, 2026
The court’s ruling followed an audit by Panama’s comptroller, which alleged irregularities in th...
Seeing early shipowner interest in e-methanol offtake – Reolum
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Date: Feb 02, 2026
Some shipping companies want to secure e-methanol supply “ahead of the competition spike foreseen ...
China’s Copper Concentrate Imports Hit Record High in 2025, Yet Geopolitical Risks Threaten Supply Chain
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Date: Jan 31, 2026
In 2025, China’s total copper concentrate imports exceeded 30 million tons, yet geopolitical risks...
Panama Canal Publishes Prequalification Documents for Port Initiatives and Energy Pipeline
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Date: Jan 31, 2026
The Panama Canal Authority published today, the prequalification documents for two strategic initiat...
HD Korea Shipbuilding wins order for 2 LCO2 carriers from Japanese shipping company
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Date: Jan 31, 2026
HD Korea Shipbuilding & Offshore Engineering, the shipbuilding subholding company of HD Hyundai,...
“K” LINE enters into Time Charter with Northern Lights for a newly built Liquefied CO2 Carrier and will be awarded an additional vessel contract in April 2026 for Northern Lights Project
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Date: Jan 31, 2026
Kawasaki Kisen Kaisha, Ltd. (“K” LINE) is pleased to announce that Northern Lights JV DA (Northe...
Worried families in India urge return of crew on ship seized by Iran
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Date: Jan 31, 2026
The families of 16 Indian seafarers held in Iran since December say they are anxious about the fate ...
Panama voids Hong Kong-based firm’s canal port contracts
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Date: Jan 31, 2026
Panama’s Supreme Court has annulled contracts allowing a Hong Kong-based company to operate contai...
ITF warns seafarer abandonment has reached record levels
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Date: Jan 31, 2026
Seafarer abandonment has reached its highest level on record, with new figures from the Internationa...
Limited biofuel bunker traction across the Americas
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Date: Jan 31, 2026
There have been pockets of biofuel bunkering progress in the Americas over the past year, but uptake...
East/West HSFO paper spread nears 4-year high as West weakens, Singapore tightens
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Date: Jan 31, 2026
The East/West swap spread for high sulfur fuel oil climbed to its strongest level in nearly four yea...
Baltic Dry Index at Over 1-Month High, Posts Monthly Gain
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Date: Jan 31, 2026
The Baltic Exchange’s dry bulk index, which tracks rates for vessels transporting dry commodities,...
Wärtsilä electric propulsion solution selected for third Molslinjen high-speed ferry
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Date: Jan 30, 2026
Technology group Wärtsilä will supply a fully integrated electric propulsion system with waterjets...
IMLI students learn to turn IMO instruments into national law
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Date: Jan 30, 2026
Limited national capacity to draft strong maritime laws often undermines the effective implementatio...
Columbia Group appoints Ulla Eithz Nielsen to newly created Deputy COO role
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Date: Jan 30, 2026
Columbia Group has appointed Ulla Eithz Nielsen as Deputy Chief Operating Officer, further strengthe...
Tanker with Russian oil products loses steering off Spanish coast
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Date: Jan 30, 2026
A Mozambique-flagged tanker with Russian oil is drifting off Almería’s coast. Environmentalists a...
US dollar stakes get raised – what to do now in the rates space?
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Date: Jan 30, 2026
The US dollar popped weaker on most crosses late Tuesday. This stemmed from off-the-cuff comments fr...
Iron Ore Prices Rebound Slightly, Market Transactions Sluggish
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Date: Jan 30, 2026
DCE iron ore fluctuated upward today, with the most-traded contract I2605 settling at 798.5 yuan/mt,...
India’s 2026 LNG imports may rise to 29 mil mt: Petronet LNG CEO
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Date: Jan 30, 2026
India’s 2026 LNG imports could rise to 28 million-29 million metric tons/year amid strong demand, ...
Shipping Targeted in Emerging Brazilian Smuggling Trend
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Date: Jan 30, 2026
Brazil’s rise as a critical export hub continues to be exploited by transatlantic drug smuggling n...
US to prosecute captain of seized oil tanker
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Date: Jan 30, 2026
The United States says it intends to prosecute the captain and first officer of a Russian-flagged ta...
NuProShip II – Pioneering the future of sustainable Marine Propulsion with Nuclear reactors
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Date: Jan 30, 2026
VARD, a subsidiary of the Fincantieri Group presents results of the research and innovation project ...
Dryad Global issues Metis Insights analysis on Northern Sea Route risk outlook
Categories: News Flash
Date: Jan 29, 2026
The analysis is authored by Dryad Global Analyst, Brianna Campbell and examines how changing Arctic ...
BMT and Sea-Changers partner to launch the BMT Next Wave Fund
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Date: Jan 29, 2026
BMT, a leading maritime design and technical consulting services organisation rooted in over four de...