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Spodumene shipments triple as battery boom creates new dry bulk trades

Original · Splash247 · Shipping · 1h ago
The seaborne trade in spodumene, a lithium-bearing mineral essential for battery production, is emerging as one of dry bulk shipping's fastest-growing niche cargoes, with volumes more than tripling over the past five years. New research from Greek shipbroker Ursa Shipbrokers shows global shipments reached 4.04m tonnes in the first nine months of 2026, up 11.9%…
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