• Even bigger to come | 12 June 2008

  Brazilian mining giant Vale believes the dry cargo boom will last at least another three to five years due to...

• Iron mongers pull dry bulk yo-yo | 12 June 2008

  Contentious contract price negotiations between the world's top three iron ore producers and Chinese steel mills have been behind the...

• Right from the horse's mouth | 12 June 2008

  Full marks to the bulk carriers' organisation Intercargo for not giving up in its fight against the iniquitous behaviour of...

• Rocket out of fuel | 12 June 2008

  The dry bulk market has run out of upward momentum and only “the vapour of sentiment” will see further rises,...

• The dry bulk rollercoaster | 12 June 2008

  The first signs of May's record-breaking rally in dry bulk rates emerged six weeks ago in London, when a routine...

• Adding fuel to inflation fire | 05 June 2008

  British prime minister Harold Macmillan, when asked by a journalist what might push a government from its intended course, replied:...

• Aussies take lead in floater plans offshore | 05 June 2008

  Australia is becoming the key market for companies planning to develop the first floating production and storage and offloading vessels...

• Labour force can't keep pace with LNG boom | 05 June 2008

  It would have been funny if so much cash was not slipping through the fingers of liquefied natural gas producers...

• Newbuildings up in air over new LNG plant delays | 05 June 2008

  Too much excitement can sometimes be bad for the health – ask the liquefied natural gas shipping community. This...

• Countdown to disaster | 29 May 2008

  The experienced master of the Pasha Bulker was so confident that his nine-month-old bulk carrier was capable of...

• Hindsight in all its Wisden | 29 May 2008

  From comedians to cricketers, good timing is essential. It makes the difficult look effortless. But even the great Sachin...

• Others almost in the same boat | 29 May 2008

  The most telling aspect of the Australian Transport Safety Bureau's (ATSB) report on the grounding of the Pasha Bulker...

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