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Shipping’s challenge is now how organizations can navigate decarbonization while maintaining competitiveness, protecting asset value, and preserving access to capital, according to the 2026 ABS Outlook. Titled Decision Point: Practical Pathways to 2035, the report examines the strategic, operational, and investment decisions facing shipowners as regulatory requirements evolve, carbon costs increase, and alternative fuels and technologies […]

World oil demand has been forecast by the International Energy Agency to decline by 1.6 mb/d in 2026, 510 kb/d more than its estimate in last month’s Report, as the ongoing closure of the Strait of Hormuz and elevated fuel prices continue to weigh on oil consumption. Annual contractions will nevertheless ease from 4.9 mb/d

According to Filipe Gouveia, Shipping Analysis Manager at BIMCO, Chinese iron ore mining fell by 7% y/y in first half 2026 due to a 6% y/y increase in iron ore net imports and weaker steel production. ”The country is increasingly sourcing its iron ore from abroad because it is often of higher grade and competitively

The BlueGReen Alliance, which groups together labour union and environmental organizations in a powerful force, has issued a new report which measures the harm to workers and the U.S. economy caused by the so-called One Big Beautiful Bill Act (OBBBA) signed a year ago by President Trump. The report, released earlier this month, finds that

Strong dry bulk movements to end July on the St. Larwence Seaway highlighted cumulative traffic volume which virtually matched the year-earlier total. Preliminary statistics released by the St. Lawrence Seaway Management Corporation show cargo volume for the period at 16.5 million tonnes. This marked an improvement from the end-June decline of 5.3% which seemingly reflected

CN announced today that it closed the 2025–26 crop year with a record movement of more than 33.8 million metric tonnes (MMT) of grain from Western Canada, exceeding the previous record of 32.6 MMT set in the 2024-25 crop year. The record-setting year was capped by a strong finish in July, when CN moved 2.62