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Commodities and dry bulk • Aug 03, 2026

Ferrexpo halts Black Sea pellet exports after vessel strike, tightening war-risk exposure for bulk shipping

Ferrexpo says a drone strike on a vessel carrying 55,000 tonnes of DR-grade iron-ore pellets has made further Black Sea shipments unavailable in the near term, amid wider suspension of calls to Ukrainian ports.

Bulk carrier alongside a terminal loading iron-ore pellets, illustrating the Black Sea bulk-cargo trade affected by heightened navigation risk.

Commodities and dry bulk • Aug 01, 2026

US tariff measures redraw exposure for Brazilian bulk and steel cargoes

New US Section 301 duties now apply to parts of Brazil’s export basket, while iron ore pellets and pig iron are among the exemptions. The split treatment raises cargo-classification and market-diversion questions for dry...

Pellets of iron ore from the LKAB mine in Kiruna, Sweden. The Kiruna City Hall gives these as souvenirs.