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COVID-19 may lead to delays at Japanese and Korean shipyards28 February 2020Six MR chemical/products tankers to be delivered by Korea in March Chart shows scheduled deliveries of chemical and chemical/product tankers…
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India to resume refined palm olein imports from Indonesia24 February 2020Indian palm oil imports from Indonesia rising since 4Q 2019 India has approved import licenses for 1.1 million mt of…
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Here comes the sun flower oil14 February 2020Sunflower and soybean oil imports into China growing rapidly China is importing more sunflower and soybean oil as a substitutes…
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Rise to FAME: Increased Indonesian biodiesel capacity could support exports07 February 2020Asia’s biodiesel production growth to be led by Indonesia The Indonesian Biofuel Producers Association (APROBI) is expecting an additional 3.2…
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Tougher EU biodiesel regulations doom ENI-Pertamina tie-up31 January 2020PME shipments (blue) to stagnate, UCOME cargos (orange) to rise on the Asia/EU trade lane PT Pertamina has ended a…
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Chinese growth may be hit by Wuhan virus24 January 2020Slowing Chinese growth may face additional head wind Chinese growth is slowing and expected to weaken further, according to…
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It’s bean awhile: Trade deal could hurt palm oil shipments to China17 January 2020Blue bars show US soybean exports to China, orange bars represent Brazil soybean exports to China The US and China…
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Chinese PO imports could be under pressure in 202010 January 2020PO prices fell in Dec after Shandong Sanyue’s new plant started operation Against a backdrop of upcoming new capacities and…
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Concerns over bunker fuel quality rise amid IMO202003 January 2020
Narrowing price spread could support MGO as an alternative fuel As IMO2020 regulations come into effect, owners are switching to…
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