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China’s June manufacturing steel demand improves; challenges remain.
China’s monthly manufacturing steel demand rebounded in June but was still lower than a year ago, S&P Global Commodity Insights...
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Canada’s port workers union leadership backs new contract deal
Leaders of a dock workers union in Canada’s Pacific region on Friday backed a tentative contract deal with employers and...
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Grain buyers refuse to panic as Ukraine corridor closes
Major grain importers in the Middle East and North Africa have reacted calmly to the end of the safe shipping...
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Ocean Technologies Group Launches Comprehensive E-Learning Courses to Support SIGTTO LNG Competency Guidelines
Ocean Technologies Group (OTG), the leading global provider of Human Capital Management solutions for the maritime industry, has released a...
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Jamaica and Canada sign reciprocal recognition agreement to benefit seafarer training and employment
Jamaica and Canada have signed a Reciprocal Recognition Agreement to enable seafarers from the two countries to work on ships...
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China’s alumina prices rebound to a one-month high on Yunnan demand.
Chinese alumina prices rose to their highest in more than a month on supply tightness amid improving demand from aluminium...
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BHP posts record full-year iron ore output, flags rising costs.
BHP Group on Thursday reported its highest-ever annual iron ore production, helped by the continued ramp-up at its South Flank...
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No technical recession in euro zone as Eurostat revises up Q1 GDP
Euro zone gross domestic product was flat in the first three months of this year against the previous quarter, the...
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Iron ore rebounds on optimism about China property sector aid
Iron ore futures recovered on Thursday amid market talks of more China property sector support, although concerns of oversupply and...
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World First with ABS Class Green Methanol Powered Container Vessel’s Maiden Voyage
The first containership ever to sail on green methanol, a Maersk feeder vessel built to ABS Class, has embarked on...
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China’s June Australian coal imports ease but demand remains strong
China’s coal imports from Australia eased in June from May’s 33-month-high but remained supported by attractive prices and strong demand...
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Sinopec’s natural gas output up 7.2% in H1, crude, petrochemical output lags
Chinese state-owned energy giant Sinopec’s 0386.HK600028.SS natural gas production in the first half of 2023 rose 7.6% from a year...
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Baltic index down for 5th day on weaker capesize, panamax demand
The Baltic Exchange’s main sea freight index tracking rates for ships carrying dry bulk commodities, fell for the fifth straight...
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Asia Fuel Oil-VLSFO cash differential at more than two-year lows
The cash differential for very-low sulphur fuel oil (VLSFO) slipped to more than two-year lows in Asia on Wednesday as...
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Carbon Sink LLC, Rose Cay Maritime Forge Strategic Alliance for Advanced Low-Carbon Maritime Fuel Logistics
Carbon Sink LLC, a pioneering green methanol manufacturer, and Rose Cay Maritime, LLC (RCM), an innovative Jones Act-compliant shipping company...
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Methanol Retrofit Solutions to be Developed for Medium-Speed Marine Engines
MAN Energy Solutions has announced that it will begin developing retrofit solutions for medium-speed marine engines as part of a...
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India’s Russian oil imports hit new high in June, but growth slows – trade
India’s imports of Russian oil edged up to an all-time high in June, though growing at the slowest pace since...
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Rio Tinto second-quarter iron ore shipments fall 1%
Rio Tinto reported a 1% drop in second-quarter iron ore shipments on Wednesday as a train derailment in June offset...
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Dalian coking coal climbs on China mine suspensions; iron ore dips
Dalian coking coal futures climbed to their highest in nearly three months on Wednesday as mining suspensions in China’s Shanxi...
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Ukraine accuses Russia of deliberately striking Odesa port, grain terminals
Ukraine accused Russia on Wednesday of intentionally striking grain terminals and infrastructure in the Black Sea port of Odesa, with...
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