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India: Crude imports fall amid refinery shutdowns and West Asia tension
India’s crude oil imports in October declined to a 13-month low amid maintenance-related shutdowns at some refineries and the geopolitical...
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Asia Fuel Oil-Supply and demand fundamentals diverge, some Dec spot offers emerge
Asia’s fuel oil markets were mixed on Monday as supply and demand fundamentals diverged, while very low sulphur fuel oil’s...
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Russia’s October seaborne diesel exports hit 13-mth low, LSEG data shows
Russia’s October seaborne diesel and gasoil exports fell to their lowest level since September 2023 at 2.6 million metric tons...
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WAF VLCC market remains in the doldrums despite onset of fourth quarter
Rates for Very Large Crude Carrier voyages loading in West Africa have so far failed to mount a sustained recovery...
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Baltic index edges lower as rates of some vessel segments fall
The Baltic Exchange’s dry bulk sea freight index fell on Monday, pressured by falling rates across the panamax and supramax...
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The Surprising Resilience of Globalization: An Examination of Claims of Economic Fragmentation
Globalization continues—the widespread predictions of its death were wildly premature. But this is nothing to celebrate. The current round of...
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Asian spot LNG steady on warmer than average temperature forecasts
Asian spot liquefied natural gas (LNG) prices held steady this week as forecasts of warmer-than-average temperatures in both northeast Asia...
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US oil and gas rig count unchanged this week, Baker Hughes says
U.S. energy firms kept the number of oil and natural gas rigs operating unchanged for a second week in a...
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Iraq reduces oil exports to 3.3 mln barrels per day
Iraq’s Oil Ministry said Friday that the country has reduced its oil production and cut its crude exports to 3.3...
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Vancouver Port Employer Could Shut Out Foremen, Bulk Grain Will Not Be Hit
Port of Vancouver foremen will be locked out on Monday unless they scrap a proposed strike, employers at Canada’s biggest...
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Ericsson, China Mobile and Zhangjiagang Port 5G-powered smart port success
Several use case applications have been implemented across the 5G network at different periods since its deployment in August 2022....
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Wallenius Wilhelmsen announces another strong quarter
“We are proud to announce the second strongest quarter on record with adjusted EBITDA of USD 503m,” says Lasse Kristoffersen,...
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China iron ore imports head for record even as steel output slips
China is on track to import record volumes of iron ore in October, increasing the divergence between the demand for...
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Unsure about CII compliance? Here’s how energy saving technologies can help
Energy saving technologies can lower your fuel bill and reduce vessel emissions. But which ones are best for CII compliance?...
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Asia-USWC container rates edge higher on late-season holiday demand
Shipping container rates from east Asia and China to the US West Coast rose this week, reversing a trend that...
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Russia’s Oct pipeline gas exports to Europe up 2.5% y/y, calculations show
Russian energy giant Gazprom’s GAZP.MM average daily natural gas supplies to Europe in October edged up by 2.5% a year...
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Russia’s Jan-Oct LNG exports up 6%, data shows
Russia’s January to October exports of liquefied natural gas (LNG) increased by 6% from a year earlier to 26.4 million...
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Samsung Heavy Industries Secures $390 Mil. Contract for Four Suezmax Tankers
Samsung Heavy Industries Co. announced on Nov. 1 that it has secured a significant contract to supply four Suezmax tankers...
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Charting a new course with CirclesOfLife: circular and zero-emission shipbuilding
As a member of CirclesOfLife, the NGO Shipbreaking Platform is pleased to share the consortium’s latest press release and eager...
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Americas Fuel Availability Outlook
In Houston, bunker fuel availability is tight until next week, as many suppliers are fully booked. Both VLSFO and LSMGO...
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