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Explanatory notes

Background The safety implications of loading bulk cargoes that may be subject to liquefaction or dynamic separation under the International Maritime Solid Bulk Cargoes (IMSBC) Code have been well publicised. Carriage of iron ore fines, nickel ore and bauxite has been a matter of particular concern.... Please follow the link to continue reading.

Macro environment

The International Monetary Fund (IMF) forecasts the global economy to grow by 3.2% in 2024 and 3.3% in 2025, which is an upward revision of 0.1 percentage points for 2025. It has revised its growth forecast for emerging and developing economies up 0.1 percentage points for 2024 and 2025, due to stro... Please follow the link to continue reading.

Macro environment

The International Monetary Fund (IMF) forecasts the global economy to grow by 3.2% in both 2024 and 2025, the same growth rate as in 2023. That is an upward revision of 0.1 percent points for 2024 since their January update. This is largely due to a sizeable improvement in the economic outlook for t... Please follow the link to continue reading.