Baltic Exchange Weekly Report - 31 October 2025
THE BALTIC Dry Index decreased slightly, landing at 1996 for the week ending 31 October, 2025. The previous week, the BDI was 1991. Capesize After a sluggish start, the market...
Rockwall collapses forces Koolan Island closure
IRON Ore exports from Koolan Island in Western Australia’s Buccaneer Archipelago are set to cease following a rockwall collapse at Mount Gibson Iron’s pit. The “significant”...
Ole Houe announced as new Grain Trade Australia chair
GRAIN Trade Australia (GTA) has announced the appointment of Ole Houe as its new board chair effective this week. Ole Houe is said to bring “a wealth of experience”, having served...
Baltic Exchange Weekly Report - 24 October 2025
THE BALTIC Dry Index dipped this week, landing at 1991 for the week ending 24 October, 2025. Last week, the BDI was 2069. Capesize The Capesize market lost some of its earlier...
OCEAN OUTLOOK: What's in the wind?
BACKto the future seems to be the order of the day as a number of maritime architects and boatbuilders are inspired by the past to come up with designs of wind-powered cargo ships...
Townsville hot with chick(pea)s
THE first dry bulk chickpea export has departed Townsville bound for India and Pakistan in what the port says is a milestone for the grain and pulse industry. The 38,500 tonnes of...
Graphite a-go-go: US backs Queensland mine
THE $4.6 billion deal between Australia and the US for critical minerals has turbocharged the prospects of dozens of projects across the country, with one immediate announcement...
Dispute may threaten Victorian grain exports
AN ONGOING dispute between the United Workers Union and GrainCorp has the potential to disrupt grain exports from the company’s Geelong and Portland terminals. Around 100 union...
Another oresome month for Pilbara Ports
PILBARA Ports Authority has reported a year-on-year throughput growth of 3% for September, boosted by shipments from Onslow Iron’s Ashburton operations. The total monthly...
Baltic Exchange Weekly Report - 17 October 2025
THE BALTIC Dry Index increased this week, landing at 2069 for the week ending 17 October, 2025. Last week, the BDI was 1936. Capesize The Capesize market experienced a volatile...
PacBasin’s strong Q3, makes Singapore shift
AUSTRALIAN bulks trades regular Pacific Basin has reported some normalisation of conditions in the third quarter of 2025 as dry bulk markets rallied but still sees unsettled...
NZ union fights foreign crew plan
A PLAN by cement manufacturer Holcim New Zealand to introduce a foreign-crewed, chartered ship to coastal trades has aroused the ire of the Maritime Union of New Zealand (MUNZ)....
New direction for rudder-less Mind
THE DORVAL SC-operated chemical tanker Golden Mind, which became disabled off the far south of New Zealand during a voyage from Bluff to Melbourne in mid-September, will be towed...
$91 million clinker terminal quadruples Kwinana Bulk Terminal capacity
FREMANTLE Ports, Kwinana Bulk Terminal, WA’s only import clinker circuit will quadruple its capacity with a $91 million clinker import circuit at the Kwinana Bulk Terminal....
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Baltic Exchange Weekly Report - 9 October 2025
THE BALTIC Dry Index rebournded slightly this week, landing at 1936 for the week ending 10 October, 2025. Last week, the BDI was 1909. Capesize The Capesize market experienced a...
