Industrial Minerals

Logistics News & Reports

• Freight rates bobble up 29 July 2010

  Dry bulk shipping rates bounces in line with stronger iron ore buying Read More

• Shipping rates bottom out? 22 July 2010

  Dry bulk rates halt losing streak but rally not expected in short term Read More

• Seven-week shipping slump 15 July 2010

  Dry bulk rates carry on sinking on vessel overcapacity; lower iron ore demand Read More

• Shipping sinks to one-year lows 08 July 2010

  Dry bulk rates fall to fresh lows; Chinese iron ore demand falters Read More

• Dry bulk slips further down 01 July 2010

  Falling mineral and fertiliser demand causes shipping rates fall to near 9 month low Read More

• IM Roundtable: MOVING MINERALS 30 June 2010

  18 November 2010, Amsterdam: New concepts and key issues facing mineral logistics Read More

• Sohar export terminal approved 28 June 2010

  Oman’s potential as new mineral source is given boost by Port of Sohar development Read More

• Dry bulk slumps to 8-month lows 24 June 2010

  Shipping rates hit lows as Chinese holidays begin, lowering raw material demand Read More

• Guinea & China form shipping co. 21 June 2010

  J-v targets half of Guinea’s mineral output and secures direct route to China Read More

• Shipping falls to two-month lows 17 June 2010

  Baltic Dry Index slumps on new ship builds, lower European & Chinese demand Read More

• Dry bulk shipping rates retreat 10 June 2010

  Baltic Dry Index falls on high stockpiles, shrinking iron ore & grain demand Read More

• Shipping rates pare gains 03 June 2010

  The cost of transporting dry bulk eases on lower June Chinese steel output Read More

• New shipping rate highs reached 27 May 2010

  The cost for transporting dry bulk raw materials soared to new highs this week Read More

• Shipping eases from 5-month high 20 May 2010

  Dry bulk rates steady as Chinese steel prices fall; expected to rise in medium term Read More

• Dry bulk rates surge 13 May 2010

  High demand for raw materials pulls up shipping rates but slump expected Read More

• Freight rates edge up 06 May 2010

  Dry bulk shipping rates grow firmer on Chinese iron ore stockpiling Read More

• Dry bulk rates to rise 29 April 2010

  Shipping rates turn bullish; recovering economies to increase raw material imports Read More

• More uncertainty for dry bulk 22 April 2010

  Freight costs edge up after 3 weeks, despite Chinese iron ore demand dampening Read More

• Dry bulk shipping in calm water 15 April 2010

  Baltic Dry Index flat after Rio Tinto also push for quarterly iron ore contracts Read More

• Freight unstable: Iron ore chaos 08 April 2010

  Baltic Dry Index unstable as China and WSA fight against quarterly iron ore deals Read More

• Iron deal sinks shipping rates 01 April 2010

  Change to quarterly from annual iron ore contracts sends Baltic Dry Index in a spin Read More

• Freight eases on new ships 26 March 2010

  Baltic Dry Index soft on extra capacity as newly built vessels hit the oceans Read More