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Asia spot LNG prices fall amid full inventories, mild weather
Asian spot liquefied natural gas (LNG) prices fell this week but remained at a near nine-month high as geopolitical risks...
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Atlantic iron ore FOB pricing sees wider Vale formula premium in October
Atlantic Basin iron ore contracts with long-term freight formulas, such as those with fixed freight terms used by Brazilian miner...
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Asia Fuel Oil-VLSFO steadies after latest rally, timespreads cool
Asia’s very low sulphur fuel oil (VLSFO) steadied on Thursday following a recent spike, while backwardation timespreads also eased after...
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Weaker vessel demand pushes Baltic index to over 1-month low
The Baltic Exchange’s main sea freight index, tracking rates for ships carrying dry bulk commodities, fell to a more than...
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NORDEN reports net profit of USD 99 million in Q3 2023 and continues to return cash to shareholders
For Q3 2023, NORDEN reports a profit of USD 99 million (approx. DKK 700 million). For the first nine-months of...
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EU sanctions on Russia’s coal increase U.S. coal exports to Europe
U.S. coal exports increased by 5.7 million short tons (MMst) in the 12 months after EU sanctions on coal from...
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Euro zone factory downturn deepened in October -PMI
Euro zone manufacturing activity took a further step back last month in a broad-based downturn, according to a survey which...
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Chevron in talks on 15-year LNG supply contracts into Europe
Chevron (NYSE:) is negotiating contracts to supply liquefied (LNG) into Europe for up to 15 years as buyers expect the...
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ENGINE: Americas Bunker Fuel Availability Outlook
North AmericaAvailability of VLSFO and LSMGO grades in Houston has been good so far this week. Several suppliers can deliver...
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Maersk Supply Service Selects Inmarsat Fleet Data End-User Api To Enhance Performance Of Battery-Optimised Vessel
Maersk Supply Service has selected Fleet Data IoT platform from Inmarsat Maritime, a Viasat business, to help optimise the performance...
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Asia Distillates-Cracks rise for 3rd session on gains in West despite thin trade
Asia’s middle distillates markets were supported for a third consecutive session by stronger performance in the West, despite thin trading...
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Iron ore extends gains on growing buying appetite
Iron ore extended gains for a second consecutive session on Thursday due to growing appetite for the fundamentally healthy steelmaking...
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ABB and Carnival Corporation sign strategic partnership for Azipod® propulsion services
ABB and Carnival Corporation & plc have signed a long-term partnership agreement to collaborate on continued operational excellence and ship...
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ABS Report Shines Light on Complex Regulatory Landscape in Maritime Industry
ABS shines a light on the maritime industry’s complex regulatory environment in a major new report summarizing the latest global...
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ENGINE: Europe & Africa Bunker Fuel Availability Outlook
Northwest EuropeHSFO availability has shown signs of improvement in Rotterdam. Some sources say that product loading delays and congestion at...
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Ukraine says Russian warplanes drop explosives on Black Sea shipping lanes
Ukraine said on Wednesday Russian warplanes had dropped “explosive objects” into the likely paths of civilian vessels in the Black...
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South Korea Successfully Achieves Simultaneous LNG Bunkering Operations on Bulk Carriers
For the first time in Korea, on 28 October, simultaneous operations (SIMOPs) of ship-to-ship LNG bunkering were successfully conducted for...
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WAF VLCC market continues to firm on rising oil demand
Dirty freight rates for Very Large Crude Carrier voyages loading in West Africa have firmed substantially since the start of...
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Asia Fuel Oil-VLSFO premium spikes on tight supply outlook
Cash premiums for very low sulphur fuel oil (VLSFO) extended gains in Asia on the first trading day of November,...
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Black Sea dry bulk exports up 13% y/y as Russian wheat exports rise
Between January and October, dry bulk exports out of the Black Sea increased by 13% y/y, driven by Russian wheat...
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