Beyond the freight rate Premium
The cheapest freight offer can quickly become the most expensive when cement dust, moisture and poor loading controls combine. Contamination can leave vessels facing extensive c...
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USG Supramax market shows higher rates on all routes
The USG Supramax freight market showed elevated activity, with improved rates across all trades. The segment seemed to be in a good place as the US grain season started and furt...
Mapping the cement CCS landscape Premium
The cement industry represents one of the most compelling applications for carbon capture, with projects pursuing a diverse range of technologies and deployment concepts. This a...
Tariff trouble for US–Canada cement trade Premium
For more than five decades, the US and Canadian cement industries have benefited from duty-free trade. Robert Roy examines how new US tariffs on Canadian cement and clinker coul...
USG Supramax rates slow
The USG Supramax freight market started the month on a flat note, but in the second half of the month the rates fell on all routes, with brokers reporting a surplus of tonnage. ...
Eureka Shipping takes delivery of new cement carrier Jorvik
Eureka Shipping, a joint venture between Cyprus-based SMT Shipping and Canada's CSL Group, has expanded its fleet with the delivery of a new self-unloading cement carrier named ...
USG Supramax market saw extremely volatile month
The USG Supramax market has rallied considerably. In the first half of February rates skyrocketed for spot laycans amid very tight tonnage supply in the region. Additional suppo...
Amrize vessel arrives to begin Great Lakes shipping season
The 2026 Great Lakes shipping season has officially commenced in Alpine this with the arrival of the ‘Samuel de Champlain’s Innovation’. The specialised tug and barge docked at ...
Buzzi Unicem Italia upgrades maritime fleet
Buzzi Unicem Italia has concluded five years of maritime logistics with the ship Danavik, which recently departed Augusta for its final journey to Malta and Marghera. Since 2021...
Heidelberg Materials to deploy methanol-powered cement carrier
Germany’s Hartmann Group has partnered with Heidelberg Materials Northern Europe to develop a methanol-powered pneumatic cement carrier for high-frequency coastal operations in ...