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Are Navios Maritime Partners’ Distributions Sustainable?
Navios Maritime Partners LP (NMM) is less sensitive to shipping cycles due to its long-term charters and staged expirations.

What Do Fundamental Bulk Shipping Indicators Say?
The BDI (Baltic Dry Index) is a leading indicator for the bulk shipping industry. It’s a measure of the cost of shipping major bulk commodities on a number of shipping routes.

What are Analysts Recommending for Navios Partners?
Of the 12 analysts covering Navios Maritime Partners, two analysts have “buy” recommendations, seven have “hold” recommendations, and three have “sell” recommendations.

What’s the Outlook for Star Bulk Carriers?
If dry bulk demand picks up, Star Bulk Carriers (SBLK) with its large fleet would be in a position to capitalize on the upswing.

Dry Bulk Vessel Values Remain Weak: What Does It Mean?
Dry bulk shipping vessel values usually show the expectations of future freight rates. Newbuilds’ rates gauge the long-term fundamentals.

Dry Bulkers Reel as Seaborne Coal Trade Remains Weak
While India could provide temporary relief to dry bulk shippers, its increasing domestic coal output doesn’t bode well for seaborne coal trade.

BDI Fell to an All-Time Low, Outlook Is Bleak
The BDI (Baltic Dry Index) fell for 21 straight sessions to an all-time low of 498 on November 20. This is the lowest value since the BDI started recording in 1985.

China’s Iron Ore Imports Surge: Long-Term Sustainability Doubtful
China’s iron ore imports in September were the highest level of 2015 at 86.1 million tons. This was a rise of 1.7% year-over-year and 16.2% month-over-month.

Newbuild Vessel Prices Remained Steady in July
Newbuild vessel prices for all of the ship sizes remained constant in July 2015—compared to June 2015—according to data from Athenian Shipbrokers.

Navios Partners’ Dividend Shines Compared to the MLP Universe
Navios Maritime Partners has maintained dividend yields above those of the broad MLP universe and energy MLPs.

How Big Is the Chinese Appetite for Iron Ore Imports?
China’s iron ore imports in June came in at 74.96 million tons, 5.8% higher than the previous month and 0.5% higher than a year earlier.

Dry Bulk Shippers Concerned: Iron Ore Stockpiled at Chinese Ports
When inventory levels are low, importers may restock, which would encourage iron ore shipments. However, when inventory levels are high, importers are likely to postpone new orders.

Newbuild Vessel Prices Sink Lower Again in June
Activity in the newbuild space is slowing down considerably, and faltering commodity demand in China is leading to negative sentiment toward the dry bulk shipping industry.

A Rising Baltic Dry Index Is Good News for Dry Bulk Shippers
Though the Baltic Dry Index has improved in the last two months, industry experts still believe that oversupply and weak demand growth will keep the BDI down for another year or so.

Baltic Dry Index Inches Up in June: Highest Level in 2015
The BDI (Baltic Dry Index) is a leading indicator for the bulk shipping industry. It rose for nine consecutive days to reach a level of 779 on June 19.

China’s Iron Ore Imports Decline: Pressures Dry Bulk Shippers
China consumes close to two-thirds of the global seaborne iron ore. In 2014, China imported 932.5 million tons of iron ore—13.8% more than in 2013.

Why Soros upped its dry bulk investment, valued at $15 million
Perhaps as a sign of confidence that dry bulk shipping companies will do well, Soros Management increased its position in the industry during the fourth quarter of 2013.