Joshua Minchin
News Reporter, Lloyd’s List Intelligence
Joshua is our London-based news reporter. Before joining Lloyd’s List, he worked on various b2b publications at Russell Publishing, including as Editor of New Food.
Joshua holds a History and German degree from the University of Sheffield and is a long-suffering Sheffield United fan.
Aside from reading too many history books, Josh enjoys playing golf and watching all sports.
Latest From Joshua Minchin
Changing grain trades will create congestion in Atlantic
China is expected to repeat its play from Trump’s first attempt at a trade war and increase soyabean imports from Brazil, creating congestion on South America’s east coast
Seaborne coal trade has peaked, says SwissMarine chairman
SwissMarine chairman Peter Weernink said 2024 would be the high-water mark for Chinese coal imports and seaborne trade of the commodity
EU to demand insurance information in its waters
Amendments to its Vessel Monitoring Directive were described as a ‘targeted measure’ to ‘enhance the preparedness of the EU’s coastal states’ by director general for mobility and transport Magda Kopczyńska
Global uncertainty holding back vessel investment, says Wärtsilä chief executive
A mixture of decarbonisation regulation, tariffs and USTR port fees has created considerable uncertainty in the shipping industry, and it’s affecting investment in newbuildings, Håkan Agnevall said
Global steel production up for first time in 2025
Growth in Indian steel production has seen seaborne iron ore exports from the country fall, affecting the supramax segment
Antwerp overtakes Rotterdam in first quarter of 2025
The Port of Rotterdam cited bad weather and a walkout at one of its terminals as reasons why it slipped behind Antwerp, though throughput was still up year on year