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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

The Quebec Port Authority acknowledges the decision issued today by the Canadian Impact Assessment Agency regarding the application for designation of the proposed container terminal project in the Beauport area, led by QSL (this link will open in a new window). Following its analysis, the Agency confirms that the Quebec Port Authority is the competent

In an initiative responding to high tariffs up to 50% imposed by the Trump Administration on Canadian steel imports, Transport Minister Steven MacKinnon today announced in Hamilton the launch of a $100 million rebate program for the interprovincial transportation of eligible steel products by rail and marine. The Commodities Sectoral Support Program will rebate 50

The Port of Thunder Bay continued to show positive momentum through the heart of the shipping season, handling more than 1.32 million metric tonnes of cargo in July across a diverse mix of commodities moving through the port’s terminals. The month included 56 vessel calls, consisting of 35 domestic, 1 American, and 20 foreign vessels.

According to an analysis from Ursa Shipbrokers, global seaborne bauxite trade has more than tripled in a decade and is running at another record pace in this year. The surge is driven overwhelmingly by shipments to China from West Africa’s Guinea, which now supplies an estimated four-fifths of internationally traded bauxite with aluminum producers in

This year’s peak shipping season is coming to an end, with import volume at the U.S. major container ports expected to remain high this month before starting to decline for the remainder of 2026, according to the Global Port Tracker report released today by the National Retail Federation and Hackett Associates. “We had an early peak season