Global Commodity Intelligence
Commodity Atlas
A neutral learning and intelligence portal for commodity markets: energy, metals, agriculture, and freight.
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The largest commodity market by value. Energy covers crude oil, natural gas, LNG, and coal — the fuels that power industrial civilisation. Price discovery happens across spot markets, futures exchanges (NYMEX, ICE, SGX), and long-term supply contracts.
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Metals
Metals divide into ferrous (iron and steel) and non-ferrous (base metals like copper, aluminium) and precious (gold, silver). The LME in London is the price-setter for base metals. China dominates both supply (as producer) and demand (as consumer).
3 subcategories
Agricultural
Agricultural commodities — grains, oilseeds, and soft commodities — feed the world. They are among the most politically sensitive markets due to food security implications. The CBOT in Chicago is the benchmark exchange for grains; Euronext for European wheat; ICE for sugar, coffee, and cocoa.
2 subcategories
Freight
Freight is the invisible cost embedded in every physical commodity trade. The Baltic Exchange in London publishes daily indices for all dry bulk and tanker vessel classes. Freight can be hedged via Forward Freight Agreements (FFAs), traded on ICE. Understanding freight is the difference between a profitable commodity trade and a losing one.
3 subcategories
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By Daryna Krasnolutska, Volodymyr Verbianyi and Olesia Safronova Oct 18, 2026 (Bloomberg) –Ukraine is in talks with Turkey, Egypt and India on the possibility of opening up Black Sea civil
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By Ana Isabel Martinez and Sarah Morland MEXICO CITY, Oct 18 (Reuters) – Mexico’s president said on Thursday a drastic reduction in the protected area for the near-extinct vaquita marina,
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ANKARA, Oct 18 (Reuters) – Turkey will take some of the diesel Russia is supplying to global markets under its agreement with US President Donald Trump, Energy Minister Alparslan Bayraktar said
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A sudden boost of tanker supply could emerge, should the US proceed with a waiver of sanctioned tankers. In its latest weekly report, shipbroker Gibson said that “the US is weighing a waiver that woul
- Hellenic Shipping News
Clean LR2 The TC1 75kt MEG/Japan index climbed by 47 points this week to WS986, with the corresponding Baltic round-trip TCE gaining $14,800 to $285,400/day. For the TC20 90kt MEG/UK-Continent run, th
- Hellenic Shipping News
Capesize The market endured a sustained and broad-based decline through the week, with the BCI 182 5TC falling from $37,618 at Monday’s close to $29,464 by Friday. Persistent selling pressure across b
- Hellenic Shipping News
This week’s Tanker Market Monitor examines divergence in VLCC sailing speeds, regional vessel supply, and freight earnings. In the Arabian Gulf, ballast vessels are accelerating while laden ships are
- nOn Cyber Extortion Incident Involving 38 Maritime Companies Likely traces Back to a Single Vendor7h agoHellenic Shipping News
On 12 October 2026, the cyber extortion group n0n listed a batch of 38 maritime organizations on its dark web leak site. The targets include shipping companies, port terminal operators, container oper
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