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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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ME Gulf eastbound freights to jump in 1H 202027 December 2019
Long haul freights to gain 22% next year due to IMO2020 ME Gulf/NE Asia freights jumped in 4Q this year…
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South Korea’s benzene exports to the US may fall20 December 2019
Shipments tend to fall amid narrowing price difference between US and Korean benzene South Korea’s benzene exports to the US…
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Slew of PTA plant start-ups could boost PX volumes again13 December 2019
Global PX Supply-Demand by End 2021 (mil mt/yr) Most regions, except NE Asia, are estimated to be in surplus of…
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Fleet Watch: Global fleet may grow by 1% in 202006 December 2019Global fleet development as of December 2019 The global chemical tanker fleet has expanded 4% YTD. Twelve vessels were…
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Malaysia bans wash water discharges29 November 2019
China, Hong Kong, and Singapore have also instituted such bans Malaysia is prohibiting wash water discharge from open loop scrubbers…
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