The International Association of Ports and Harbors (IAPH) has just published its latest World Ports Tracker Report exclusively for its members and respondents, which combines confidential survey-based data collection on container, bulk, tanker/gas and general cargo...

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Asia’s spot fuel oil market was little changed on Thursday, while more tenders for April were in progress, trade sources said. Kuwait’s KPC sought 80,000 tonnes of high sulphur fuel oil (HSFO) for delivery between April 10 and 11, while Taiwan’s CPC offered 22,000...

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Cheaper prices and rising energy demand are boosting seaborne imports of thermal coal among most, but not all, of Asia’s major buyers of the fuel used to generate power. The world’s two biggest coal producers and importers, China and India, are leading the charge,...

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Strikes in France have brought the country’s oil refineries close to a halt, driving a backlog of tankers stuck in limbo off the French coast, but high stockpiles have softened the impact on European diesel prices. The strikes, which entered their fourth week on...

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The Baltic Exchange’s dry bulk sea freight index dipped on Thursday as declines in the supramax vessel rates outweighed gains in capesize and panamax segments. The overall index, which factors in rates for capesize, panamax and supramax shipping vessels carrying dry...

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