Opinions
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Decreased soybean imports may buoy palm oil freights to China in Q408 August 2019
China could not boost Brazil winter soybean shipments (in orange) last year even when US shipments (in blue) stopped. China…
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Rise to FAME: Higher blending mandates in the EU driving demand for cargoes02 August 2019
Higher exports driven by cargoes out of China, Malaysia and Indonesia Fatty acid methyl ester (FAME) exports from Asia to…
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Double trouble: Indonesia biodiesel exports at risk as EU plans duties26 July 2019
Indonesia FAME exports to the EU jumped in 2018 with duties scrapped The European Commission (EC) has proposed duties of…
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Asian trade shrinks further in June19 July 2019
Korean (light blue), Japanese (dark blue), and Singaporean (orange) exports all fell YoY in June The China-US trade war is…
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Tropical storm Barry to hit US Gulf, affecting oil output12 July 2019
(National Hurricane Centre: Forecast Path of Barry) The tropical storm Barry is expected to hit the US Gulf coast this…
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Piracy down in Asia in 2020, but Abu Sayyaf remains a threat05 July 2019The Level 3 Security Alert (highest) issued by the Ministry of Transport in China for Chinese-flagged vessels transiting the Straits…
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Rising manufacturing activity in China to support cargo demand01 April 2019Global markets took heart over the weekend as the Chinese manufacturing PMI in March jumped from 49.2 to 50.5, the…
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Jiangsu’s chemical plants may be closed for safety checks, port congestion could worsen29 March 2019Following the fatal blast in Yancheng last week, the Chinese government is looking to strengthen the enforcement of existing safety…
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Eastport revises up 2020 freight increase to cover higher bunker costs28 March 2019Eastport Research & Strategy has revised up our projections for freight increases to cover higher bunker expenses due to the…
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