Iron Ore Slips as Supply Concerns Ease in Commodity News 27/03/2026 Iron ore futures fell toward CNY 810 per ton and were set to end the week little changed, as Tropical Cyclone Narelle caused minimal port disruptions in Australia’s Pilbara region. China’s key steelmaking hub of Tangshan also activated a level-two emergency response to heavy air pollution this week, raising concerns about potential output curbs and tighter environmental inspections. During the annual parliamentary sessions in Beijing earlier this month, authorities reaffirmed their commitment to reducing overcapacity in the steel sector amid weakening demand. Meanwhile, supply disruptions and higher shipping costs tied to the Middle East conflict continued to keep a risk premium on prices. Separately, stockpiles of BHP’s Jimblebar fines at several Chinese ports declined to nearly a two-month low as steelmakers accelerated shipments during a short-lived one-week easing of the import ban. Source: Trading Economics 2026-03-27 hellenicshippingnews... window.___gcfg = {lang: 'en-US'}; (function(w, d, s) { function go(){ var js, fjs = d.getElementsByTagName(s)[0], load = function(url, id) { if (d.getElementById(id)) {return;} js = d.createElement(s); js.src = url; js.id = id; fjs.parentNode.insertBefore(js, fjs); }; load('//connect.facebook.net/en/all.js#xfbml=1', 'fbjssdk'); load('https://apis.google.com/js/plusone.js', 'gplus1js'); load('//platform.twitter.com/widgets.js', 'tweetjs'); } if (w.addEventListener) { w.addEventListener("load", go, false); } else if (w.attachEvent) { w.attachEvent("onload",go); } }(window, document, 'script')); tweet Share