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Vale focuses on iron ore quality, pellet feed in India, Middle East growth
Vale will continue to pursue iron ore products quality improvements with the acquisition of developer Ferrous Resources and expanding projects with existing synergies, CEO Fabio Schvartsman said at an event in London.
Baltic Dry Index climbs to 1339, up 43 points
Today, Thursday, December 6 2018, the Baltic Dry Index climbed by 43 points, reaching 1339 points.
Dry Bulk Market: Capesizes Had a Roller-coaster Week
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A roller-coaster week for the big ships with hopes soaring at the start for a mini last quarter revival, only
Tankers: European Long Range freight hits multi-year high on tight supply
Freight rates for Long Range 2 tankers (80,000-159,999 dwt) on the key naphtha route from the Mediterranean to Japan surged Thursday with supply of tonnage tight on delays and
Bank of Greece Changes Methodoly of Calculating Sea Transport Statistics
Starting from reference month September 2018, the Bank of Greece is introducing a significant change to the way sea transport accounts of the balance of payments are compiled. More specifically,
Baltic Dry Index climbs to 1018, up 10 points
Today, Thursday, November 22 2018, the Baltic Dry Index climbed by 10 points, reaching 1018 points.
Stronger capesize demand pushes up Baltic index
The Baltic Exchange’s main sea freight index, tracking rates for ships ferrying dry bulk commodities, rose on Wednesday, buoyed by higher demand for capesize vessels.
