Steel mills target contracts as ore demand surges
Industrial giants are emerging from the freight market collapse a year ago determined to take greater control of commodity and transportation costs.
As European and Japanese buyers return to the market, brokers have reported that restocking mills have reverted to using renegotiated contracts of affreightment and consecutive voyage contracts as they buy iron ore from miners under contract.
This had been evidenced by...
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