Baltic Exchange Weekly Report - 15 August 2025
THE BALTIC Dry Index has decreased slightly this week, landing at 2044 for the week ending 8 August, 2025. Last week (ending 8th) the BDI was 2051. Capesize The Capesize market...
Baltic Exchange Weekly Report - 8 August 2025
THE BALTIC Dry Index has increased slightly this week, landing at 2051 for the week ending 8 August, 2025. Last week (ending 1st) the BDI was 2018. Capesize The Capesize market...
PacBasin down but outperforms indices
AFTER what it characterises as a half-year where dry bulk markets were weaker in 2025 than the previous four years Pacific Basin Shipping remains optimistic and foresees no...
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Grain exporter responds to EU regulations with biofuel voyages
GRAIN Co-Operative CBH has completed its first eight voyages to Europe using biofuel, in partnership with global shipping companies Norden and Oldendorff. The West Australian...
Rio investing in access to Amrun bauxite
WORK has begun on Rio Tinto’s Norman Creek access project at the world-class Amrun bauxite mine on Queensland’s Cape York Peninsula. An initial investment of US$180 million has...
Governments move to preserve smelters in Tasmania and SA
SMELTING company Nyrstar is to receive a $135 million lifeline from the Commonwealth, Tasmanian and South Australian governments to ensure the future of its operations at Hobart...
Panama to ban ships over 15 years
PANAMA’s ship registry will no longer accept oil tankers and bulk carriers aged over 15 years in an effort to boost vessel performance and exclude “ghost ships”. On Saturday [2...
Baltic Exchange Weekly Report - 1 August 2025
THE BALTIC Dry Index has dropped this week, landing at 2018 for the week ending 1st August, 2025. Last week (ending 25th) the BDI was 2257. Capesize The gains in the Capesize...
Russian tsunami impacts trade routes
A TSUNAMI triggered by an 8.8 magnitude earthquake off Russia on 30 July is having a widespread impact. West Australian ports like Fremantle and Kwinana kept a wary eye out and...
Delegates from near and far descend on Melbourne for grains conference
PEOPLE flew from as far away as the United States and China for the annual Australian Grains Industry Conference, held at Crown Palladium, Melbourne. The event was held with the...
‘Productivity’ key as new markets emerge
PRODUCTIVITY and the need to raise it has emerged as a central theme at the Australian Grains Industry Conference in Melbourne. Federal agriculture minister Julie Collins said...
Concerns banned Russian oil headed for Perth
GREEK flagged oil tanker Seferis, believed to be carrying fuel refined from Russian crude, has docked at Kwinana, 40 kilometres south of Perth. Concerns have been raised about...
Baltic Exchange Weekly Report - 25 July 2025
The Baltic Dry Index has risen again this week, landing at 2257 for the week ending July 25th, 2025. Last week (ending 18th) the BDI was 2052. Capesize The Capesize 5TC remained...
Record sixth year for Pilbara Ports
PILBARA Ports has delivered a sixth consecutive year of record throughput. Ports minister, Stephen Dawson, said the record came despite the challenging global economic...
Grand plans mooted for Port of Karumba
AN ENHANCED Port of Karumba can facilitate growth in the export of minerals and agricultural products, Gulf Savannah Development chief executive Neil O’Brien says. Port of Karumba...
