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Commodities and dry bulk • Oct 01, 2026

CSN Mineração cuts 2026 iron-ore volume guidance as freight pressure curbs lower-grade output

CSN Mineração has temporarily reduced lower-grade iron-ore production at its Pires dry-processing plant in Minas Gerais and cut its 2026 guidance for own production plus third-party ore purchases to 39–41 million tonnes,...

Commodities and dry bulk • Sep 29, 2026

Brazil’s grain planting starts unevenly, creating an early watchpoint for 2027 export flows

Recent Conab monitoring shows planting of soybeans and first-crop corn advancing in parts of Brazil, while insufficient soil moisture in Matopiba and excessive rain in southern wheat areas underline a geographically unev...

Commodities and dry bulk • Sep 27, 2026

Fog closure halts Santos navigation for more than six hours, testing berth and laytime discipline

Dense fog closed the Port of Santos access channel from 03:20 to 09:45 on 26 September, temporarily stopping vessel arrivals and departures at Brazil’s largest port complex.

Commodities and dry bulk • Sep 25, 2026

Ukraine examines Baltic grain route as Danube bottlenecks expose limits of Black Sea substitutes

Ukraine is assessing Baltic Sea ports for grain exports while revised Sulina Canal procedures aim to reduce a reported two-week vessel queue. The moves underline how Black Sea disruption is reshaping dry-bulk logistics f...

Commodities and dry bulk • Sep 23, 2026

Murmansk prepares October grain handling as Russia seeks northern export options

Murmansk Commercial Seaport plans to begin handling trial grain cargoes in October, adding an Arctic outlet while Russian exporters adapt Baltic and northern logistics amid disruption to Black Sea flows.

Commodities and dry bulk • Sep 22, 2026

EU sets provisional quotas and price floors for electrical-steel imports

The European Union will apply provisional safeguards from 25 September to imports of grain-oriented electrical steel, transformer laminations and cores. The measures introduce country-specific tariff-rate quotas and pric...

Commodities and dry bulk • Sep 21, 2026

Brazil and OCP sign 3.8m-tonne phosphate-fertilizer supply framework for 2026-27

A Brazil–Morocco memorandum identifies 3.8 million tonnes of phosphate fertilizers for the Brazilian market through 2027, but commercial nominations, shipment timing and port allocation remain to be agreed.

Commodities and dry bulk • Sep 16, 2026

Brazil’s early-September trade data show stronger soybean export value but softer iron ore and corn momentum

Brazil’s preliminary trade data through the second week of September point to a mixed cargo outlook: soybean export value accelerated, while iron ore and corn export value on a daily-average basis declined year on year.

Commodities and dry bulk • Sep 15, 2026

Port Hedland’s August iron ore exports rise 5% year on year, adding supply to a softer Capesize market

Australia’s Port Hedland exported 46.6 million tonnes of iron ore in August, 5% more than a year earlier. The volume confirms robust Pilbara loading, but recent Baltic assessments show freight sentiment softened late in...

Commodities and dry bulk • Aug 21, 2026

USDA cuts Brazil corn export outlook as domestic demand tightens exportable surplus

USDA’s August grain update reduced Brazil’s corn export forecasts for both 2025/26 and 2026/27, while raising the EU’s import requirement. The change points to a more competitive Atlantic corn trade and closer scrutiny o...

Commodities and dry bulk • Aug 11, 2026

P&I and INTERCARGO guidance sharpens nickel-ore due diligence for Philippines and Solomon Islands cargoes

A joint International Group of P&I Clubs, INTERCARGO and Roxburgh circular calls for tighter pre-fixture, loading and voyage controls as nickel-ore exports from the Philippines and Solomon Islands expand.

Commodities and dry bulk • Aug 07, 2026

Black Sea vessel attacks renew war-risk scrutiny for bulk and commodity trades

Reports of further attacks involving merchant vessels at Ukrainian ports, alongside Turkey’s renewed call for safe passage, add to the operational and insurance burden on Black Sea commodity voyages.