BHP Billiton has approved a further US$635M of capital expenditure to underpin continued growth in its iron ore operation at Pilbara, Wester...

NYK has concluded a 12-year contract with BHP Billiton, one of the world’s largest mining companies, for the transport of iron ore from We...

NORDIC BARENTS, a modern heavy (1A) ice-class ship operated by Denmark’s Nordic Bulk Carriers (NBC), is set to become the first non-Russia...

U.S miner Peabody Energy and China’s Winsway Coking Coal Holdings have announced they have entered into a joint venture agreement in Mongo...

China's second-largest steelmaker Baosteel Group has put into operation the first of what it says will be a strategic fleet of very large ir...

Mitsui O.S.K. Lines has reported that the MOL-owned bulker Bright Century collided with a freighter in foggy conditions while under way on t...

The United States Department of Agriculture has announced the export sale of 115,000 metric tons (4.5 million bushels) of U.S. corn to China...

Australian iron ore producer Gindalbie Metals Limited has finalised a long-term off-take contract with its joint venture partner, Ansteel, c...

Chinese investigators last month examined the quality of iron ores imported during the second half of last year when spot prices began risin...

China’s iron ore imports could reach 1.3 btpa before 2020 - double last year’s record 628 mt - and create demand for another 584 capesiz...

Kawasaki Kisen Kaisha, Ltd. ( “K” Line) has concluded two long-term charter agreements for capesize bulk carriers with Rio Tinto....

Peabody Energy has opened an office in Jakarta, Indonesia, to expand business development and coal sourcing opportunities to serve the fast-...

Peabody Energy has opened an office in Singapore that will serve as the new hub for Peabody Coaltrade International activities in Southeast ...

US coal miner Massey Energy is reported to have begun rehiring miners in response to growing demand for coking coal from Asian steelmakers....

German salt miner K+S has agreed to supply 100,000t of potash to India's leading potash importer Indian Potash, in a $460-per-tonne supply d...