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China signs US soy export deals, but unclear if sales will follow -Braun
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Date: Oct 26, 2023
U.S. soybean exporters have recently seen less action than usual from top customer China, though th...
Iron ore climbs over 3% on China fiscal stimulus hopes
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Date: Oct 25, 2023
Iron ore futures climbed more than 3% on Tuesday as Beijing was seen preparing an additional sovere...
Euro zone October PMI at near 3-year low, stirring recession worries
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Date: Oct 25, 2023
Euro zone business activity took a surprise turn for the worse this month as demand fell in a broad...
Port of Los Angeles cargo volume increases again in September
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Date: Oct 25, 2023
For the second consecutive month, Port of Los Angeles cargo volume increased compared to 2022. The ...
Asia Distillates-Markets slip despite thin liquidity, Nov spot tenders continue
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Date: Oct 25, 2023
Asia’s middle distillates markets softened mostly against a backdrop of thinning spot trading liq...
Russia strikes deal with Dubai’s DP World to develop Arctic sea route
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Date: Oct 25, 2023
Russian nuclear agency Rosatom said on Tuesday it has set up a joint venture with Dubai’s DP Worl...
Asia Fuel Oil-VLSFO cash premium extends slide for sixth session
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Date: Oct 25, 2023
Asia’s cash premium for 0.5% very low sulphur fuel oil (VLSFO) eased for a sixth consecutive sess...
Vitol targets Asia biofuel growth with specialist bunker barges
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Date: Oct 25, 2023
Vitol is strengthening its position in Asia’s expanding biofuel market, with the delivery of spec...
Integr8 Fuels: Robust Regulation and Licensing Key to Ensuring ARA’s Mass Flow Meter Mandate is a Success
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Date: Oct 25, 2023
On 19 October, the Port of Rotterdam and Antwerp-Bruges Port Authority officially confirmed that Ma...
Cross-UKC Aframax freight rate hits YTD high amid North Sea tonnage crunch
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Date: Oct 25, 2023
Aframax dirty tanker freight rates for cross UK-Continent voyages rose sharply on the day Oct. 23, ...
Baltic index falls for fourth straight day on weaker capesize rates
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Date: Oct 25, 2023
The Baltic Exchange’s main sea freight index, tracking rates for ships carrying dry bulk commodit...
Raízen And Wärtsilä Sign Agreement to Accelerate Fleet Sustainability through Ethanol-Based Solutions
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Date: Oct 23, 2023
Decarbonization agreement aims to explore use of ethanol as marine fuel to reduce GHG emissions and...
EXMAR, ENI And Dry Docks World Dubai Celebrate The Sail Away Of Tango FLNG And Excalibur FSU Vessels To Congo
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Date: Oct 23, 2023
In the presence of the Ministry of Hydrocarbons of the Republic of Congo, Bruno Jean Richard Itoua,...
China’s weekly coastal bulk freight index remains flat
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Date: Oct 23, 2023
China’s coastal bulk freight index remained flat in the week ending Oct 20, according to the Shan...
Transformational Technologies, Sustainability Solutions Lead ABS Japan National Committee Meeting
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Date: Oct 23, 2023
Maritime industry leaders came together at the annual ABS Japan National Committee Meeting to discu...
Baltic index posts seventh straight weekly gain
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Date: Oct 23, 2023
The Baltic Exchange’s dry bulk sea freight index, tracking rates for ships carrying dry bulk comm...
Valencia port’s traffic increases again
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Date: Oct 23, 2023
Traffic is growing again at Valenciaport. After six months reflecting downward records, the Statist...
Why has OPEC increased its long-term oil demand outlook in the WOO 2023?
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Date: Oct 23, 2023
This past year has seen the OPEC Secretariat research team take onboard a variety of energy policy ...
Strongest September On Record At Port Of Long Beach
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Date: Oct 23, 2023
The Port of Long Beach achieved its busiest September on record, boosted by consumer demand for hol...
Global LNG: Asia spot prices rise on stronger northeast Asian demand
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Date: Oct 23, 2023
Asian spot liquefied natural gas (LNG) prices rose more than $3 this week to a near nine-month high...
Inflation, commercial real estate among top financial stability concerns -Fed survey
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Date: Oct 23, 2023
The chance for persistent inflation to keep interest rates higher and potential losses in the comme...
Capesize gains propel the Baltic index to the fourth straight day of gains
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Date: Oct 19, 2023
The Baltic Exchange’s main sea freight index, tracking rates for ships carrying dry bulk commodit...
‘No question’ that the decarbonization of shipping will contribute to inflation, says industry CEO.
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Date: Oct 19, 2023
The cost of decarbonizing the shipping industry will have a knock-on effect on consumers, according...
Ships with Ukrainian crew at Russian ports risk disruption
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Date: Oct 19, 2023
The Russian Federation’s recent implementation of temporary entry restrictions for Ukrainian citi...
Asia Fuel Oil-Cash premiums steady, market backwardation widens
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Date: Oct 19, 2023
Cash premiums for fuel oil were steady in Asia on Wednesday, though market backwardation widened fr...
China Sept coal output hits six-month high on rising power demand
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Date: Oct 19, 2023
China’s September coal output rose 0.4% from August to the highest level since March, official da...
Volatility expected in metals markets as they adapt to accelerated energy transition pressures
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Date: Oct 19, 2023
The current metals super-cycle that is a major component of the global energy transition could stal...
Shipping needs to take rapid action to achieve 5% zero-emission fuel target by 2030, new report finds
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Date: Oct 19, 2023
A new report from UMAS, Getting to Zero Coalition, and Race to Zero finds that while it is possible...
OPEC plans no immediate action after Iran urges Israel oil embargo, sources say
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Date: Oct 19, 2023
OPEC is not planning to hold an extraordinary meeting or take any immediate action after Iran’s f...
Rates Spark: Economic resilience pushes rates higher
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Date: Oct 19, 2023
How the situation in the Middle East will evolve is still very uncertain, but high-level diplomatic...
Global Trade Activity Falls at Steepest Rate in Eighteen Months
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Date: Oct 19, 2023
New data from Tradeshift shows transaction volumes across global supply chains dropped at their fas...
The Antitrust Immunity for Carrier Agreements Remains Beneficial For the Global Supply Chain
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Date: Oct 18, 2023
ASA has submitted to the European Commission in October 2022, in collaboration with ICS and WSC, th...