Iron ore prices edged higher on Monday, extending last week’s solid gains and spurred by hopes of increased infrastructure spending and prospects of property sector bailouts in China.

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Το πρώτο πλοίο με σιτηρά έφυγε σήμερα Δευτέρα το πρωί από την Οδησσό μετά την συμφωνία που επετεύχθη μεταξύ Ρωσίας και Ουκρανίας.

The Louis Dreyfus Armateurs Group (LDA) and its partners, Groupe Roullier and Peugeot Invest, have reached an agreement with institutional investors advised by J.P. Morgan Global Alternatives’ Global Transportation Group and the shipowner MUR Shipping BV, for the sale of a fleet of 13 handysize and supramax bulk carriers. The ships will be gradually delivered to their future owner in the coming weeks.

Technomar Shipping has signed a contract with RINA for software licenses to employ the RINACube MRV-DCS-CII Data Collection and Reporting platform across 105 of its vessels.

The Baltic Exchange’s main sea freight index logged its worst month since January on Friday as rates across its component vessel segments saw double-digit monthly declines.

Dalian iron ore futures rose on Wednesday after data showed profits at industrial firms in China, the world’s top steel producer and consumer, had rebounded last month, although the steelmaking ingredient remained under pressure in Singapore.