Baltic Exchange Weekly Report - 21 November 2025
THE BALTIC Dry Index continued it upward trend finishing the week ending 21 November, 2025 at 2275. This was up from the previous week's figure of 2125. Capesize The week...
Pilbara exports up as Lumsden Point works continue
PILBARA Ports delivered a total monthly throughput of 71.2 million tonnes for October 2025, a 14% increase compared with the same period last year. Port Hedland achieved a monthly...
Baltic Exchange launches new TCE earnings calculator
THE BALTIC Exchange has launched a new Time Charter Equivalent (TCE) earnings calculator aimed at dry bulk carriers, oil tankers, LNG and LPG carriers for predictive analysis. The...
LPG tanker's Brisbane blackout due to wrong settings
A LOSS of power that temporarily immobilised the LPG tanker Gaschem Homer as it left the port of Brisbane occurred because two of the ship’s three auxiliary diesel generators had...
CSL set to fulfill logistics needs for SA magnetite export company
CSL Australia has been named the latest member of a consortium to establish a green iron industry in South Australia. The shipping supplier is to fulfil Green Iron SA’s logistics...
Baltic Exchange Weekly Report - 14 November 2025
THE BALTIC Dry Index finished the week ending 14 November, 2025 at 2125, up from the previous week's figure of 2063. Capesize The Capesize market followed a generally softer...
Port of Newcastle prepares for protests
PORT of Newcastle says it will support all cargo types’ “legal right to access the port” ahead of protest action in the Hunter expected later this month. A group called Rising...
Mariner arrested over $2.7 million Port Adelaide drug bust
A TANZANIAN national has appeared in the Port Adelaide Magistrate’s Court charged with allegedly importing three kilos of methamphetamine into South Australia. An investigation...
Baltic Exchange Weekly Report - 7 November 2025
THE BALTIC Dry Index finished the week ending 7 November, 2025 at 2063, up from the previous week's figure of 1996. Capesize The Capesize market recorded a notable improvement...
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...
