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Baltic Dry Index Rises for 4th Day

The Baltic Exchange’s dry bulk freight index, which tracks rates for ships carrying dry bulk commodities, advanced for a fourth straight session on Thursday, rising by 0.5% to a fresh high since October 13 at 2,693 points. The capesize index, which typically transports 150,000-ton cargoes, including iron ore and coal, also advanced for a fourth ...

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New report reveals China’s key strengths across green shipping corridor building blocks

A new report from the Global Maritime Forum reveals that China has quickly become a global leader in green shipping corridors, with nearly one-fifth of the world’s corridor initiatives connecting to a…

  • China leads in green shipping corridor initiatives, connecting 20% of world's corridors.
  • China excels in producing green methanol, ammonia, and marine batteries.
  • Customer demand for China's zero-emission fuels is currently lagging.

Titan analysis shows FuelEU pooling propelled liquefied biomethane demand

Titan, part of Molgas, has analysed the role of LNG, liquefied biomethane (LBM/bio-LNG) and e-methane (the methane decarbonisation pathway) in FuelEU Maritime compliance, as well as the performance of…

  • FuelEU pooling transforms over-achieving emissions targets into tradable asset
  • Liquefied biomethane (LBM) blend boosts compliance surplus to over 34,000 tCO₂eq/year
  • Share of LBM in total delivered methane volume increased from 6.5% to 19.1%

Global shipyard order book grows 13%, strengthening China’s lead

“On 1 September 2026, the global shipyard order book reached an estimated 203.2m Compensated Gross Tonnage (CGT), up 13% from 180.0m CGT a year earlier,” says Niels Rasmussen, Chief Shipping Analyst…

  • Global shipyard order book grew by 13% in the past year
  • Chinese shipyards secured 74% of contracts, 81% in container segment
  • Chinese yards have 4.2 years capacity coverage, South Korean 1.9 years

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