Industrial Minerals

Logistics News & Reports

• Cheap coal fails to lift Baltic Dry Index Thursday, May 24, 2012

  After propping up shipping rates for weeks, even coal buying dries up Read More

• Dry bulk shipping rates stutter on iron ore uncertainty Thursday, May 17, 2012

  Continuing low Chinese iron ore demand pushes Baltic Dry Index down Read More

• Shipping rate starts to slow down on iron ore, Japan holidays Thursday, May 10, 2012

  Market loses faith in Chinese iron ore demand; coal producers scramble for buyers Read More

• Baltic Dry Index fired up on burning coal Thursday, May 03, 2012

  Cheap coal prompts China to switch to imports while iron ore remains steady Read More

• Dry bulk rates keep on climbing; BDI at 1137 Thursday, April 26, 2012

  Grain and coal demand boosts shipping rates but iron ore buying remains flat Read More

• Port of Rotterdam to develop new Brazilian port Thursday, April 26, 2012

  Mineral throughput for Rotterdam falls by 19% for Q1 2012 Read More

• Mineral-focused Oman port receives first shipment Thursday, April 19, 2012

  Port of Duqm to begin early operations this year; Baltic Dry Index rises to high Read More

• Shipping rates edge up but lacks momentum Thursday, April 12, 2012

  Mixed market news keeps BDI flat with high harvest yields balancing soft iron ore Read More

• Baltic Dry Index begin to falter Thursday, April 05, 2012

  Dry bulk shipping rates soften after month long rally on bad economic data Read More

• ML Minerals moves forward with talc project after delay Wednesday, April 04, 2012

  Talc and calcite junior constructs new 18km road at Moroccan deposit Read More

• Shipping rate unbroken rally continues Thursday, March 29, 2012

  Dry bulk rates continue to rise on Vale’s China optimism and smaller vessel activity Read More

• Dry bulk shipping hits one month streak Thursday, March 22, 2012

  Rise in BDI on positive commodity demand; miners cautious on China Read More

• Shipping recovery continues on rising iron Thursday, March 15, 2012

  Rallying iron ore and return of Australian shipping activity after cyclone pulls rates up Read More

• COMMENT: Who owns the minerals? Friday, March 09, 2012

  Land rights change in England and Wales to make mineral ownership more transparent Read More

• Baltic Dry Index ticks up on more spot deals Thursday, March 08, 2012

  A smattering of short term deals lift shipping rates with outlook still bleak Read More

• Baltic Dry Index supported by iron ore demand Thursday, March 01, 2012

  Shipping rates stabilise as China starts to restock raw materials Read More

• Djibouti starts new port project for African minerals Monday, February 27, 2012

  Tadjoura Port expected to be ready by 2015 to transport potash from Ethiopia Read More

• Baltic Dry Index slips lower again Thursday, February 23, 2012

  Shipping rates fall on lower global steel and bearish China coal outlook Read More

• Shipper charters vessel for free on freight slump Thursday, February 09, 2012

  Baltic Dry Index finds bottom as some vessel owners lease ships for nothing Read More

• Frac sand transporter reports increase in goods shipped Wednesday, February 08, 2012

  Union Pacific announces increased yearly profits; points to increase in fuel cost Read More

• Baltic Dry Index crashes to 25-year lows Thursday, February 02, 2012

  Further falls mean charter rates drop below operating costs; China bans Valemaxes Read More

• Oman mineral-focused port preparing for early operations Tuesday, January 31, 2012

  Port offers to help investors delineate extraction zones and obtain permits Read More

• Beleaguered shipping rates decline further Thursday, January 26, 2012

  Fall in Baltic Dry Index continues, despite Vale lifting flooding force majeure Read More

• Halliburton to invest $20m in new frac sand terminal Tuesday, January 24, 2012

  US oil services group plans to start building the facility in Colorado during Q1 Read More

• Shipping rates halve y-o-y as storm batters Australia Thursday, January 12, 2012

  Baltic Dry Index plunges on faltering optimism and cyclones shutting iron ore port Read More