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938.97 (-20.99) 21 May 2012 Top 50 Shipping Companies Index
News
Chinese steel output hits two-week high
Production cuts are likely as overcapacity looms
- Position is destiny in the capesize market
- Capesize rates slow due to falling demand for iron ore
- Chinese iron ore stocks could decline
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Position is destiny in the capesize market
Prospects uncertain for iron-ore demand in China
Chinese steel output hits two-week high -
d’Amico orders six handymaxes from Yangfan
Bank lending to fund $134m deal
Navios buys NewLead handysize -
China’s coal imports hit record highs
Preliminary data show 23.9m tonnes of coal imported in April
China’s coastal trades absorb newbuilding...
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CSA says Vale official denies retaliation against Cosco
Shipowners’ group hands Vale a letter asking it to stop building additional valemax ships
Cosco’s Ma Zehua charges that Vale is boycotting its vessels -
Courage Marine narrows its losses as fixed costs contract
Hong Kong-based company looks to diversify into trading to offset dry bulk woes
Mid-range tonnage offers versatility
LNG carrier owners must order carefully to target future import growth
"BIMCO, Intertanko and Intercargo talk ties " Janet Porter
Last Word
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Typhoo is Liverpool’s cup of tea
Shift from southern ports to northern brings UK imports... -
Mind the gap
Noble founder takes the reins, but can he let go? -
Jumbo delivers a mammoth load
Two huge ship-to-shore Kalmar cranes carried from China...
Commentary
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Get the story straight
China must clarify its policy on VLOCs -
Cosco shocker
China’s biggest shipping company needs to explain how... -
Getting shriller
The latest jab against Vale only shows that the CSA’s...
Asia
Analysis: Will Japan’s growth generate capesize demand?
As the country rebuilds, counter-intuitive trends have emerged
- Prospects dim for Japan LNG imports
- Japan one year on: energy changes benefit shipping
- China’s coastal trades absorb newbuilding surplus
Europe
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Torm losses increase ahead of capital restructuring
Company negotiates to ease its financial woes
Middle East
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Salalah to expand general cargo capacity
Omani hub will anchor local volumes and target liquid bulk
North America
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US turns up the heat on thermal coal exports
Boost for bulkers as cheap domestic natural gas frees coal cargoes for sale overseas
Africa
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Arrested NewLead kamsarmax to be sold in South Africa
Newlead Gujarat to be auctioned at Durban on May 3
Central & South America
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Get the story straight
China must clarify its policy on VLOCs
Daily Poll
Is more regulation needed for private security guards?
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Analysis
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Analysis: Will Japan’s growth generate capesize demand?
As the country rebuilds, counter-intuitive trends have... -
Clock is ticking for Sanko
Japanese shipowner struggling with its second financial... -
US turns up the heat on thermal coal exports
Boost for bulkers as cheap domestic natural gas frees... -
Artificial islands to support West Africa exports
Bechtel proposal claims shared deepwater solution can...
Exclusive audio interview with EU Navfor Commander Rear Admiral Duncan Potts on piracy
Offshore and Energy Special Report
A global overview of offshore opportunity
Special Reports
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Offshore and Energy Special Report
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Maritime Centres: Japan
A look at Japan’s continuing evolution as a leading... -
Shipping and the environment
The maritime industry is facing up to a rising tide of... -
Heavylift special report
Lloyd’s List tracks the trends affecting the heavylift...
London warned over loss of hire cover
Current policy wording leaves too much open to interpretation
