COLUMN | Do it yourself, Gulf style: Middle Eastern states invest in offshore oilfield services companies [Offshore Accounts]

In Saudi Arabia, Qatar and the UAE, public investment by petro-states is increasingly focused on squeezing out private sector businesses in oilfield services, especially ..

https://www.bairdmaritime.com/work-boat-world/offshore-world/column-do-it-yourself-gulf-style-middle-eastern-states-invest-in-offshore-oilfield-services-companies-offshore-accounts/

Is Algeria Posing A Competition For Singapore Amidst Rise in LSSR Prices?

  • Algeria’s LSFO finds increased demand as part of the 0.5% marine fuel blending pool.
  • Crude factors have gone from $7.40/b premium on January 2 and a discount of $1.40/b on January 22, 2019.
  • Approximately 400,000 mt/month of LSSR is exported from the 335,000 b/d refinery complex at Skikda, Algeria.

According to an article published in Platts, Algerian low sulfur straight-run fuel oil has found increased demand as part of the 0.5% marine fuel blending pool.

A suitable fuel for blending

The product...

http://mfame.guru/is-algeria-posing-a-competition-for-singapore-amidst-rise-in-lssr-prices/

Panamaxes couldn’t save the BDI; BREXIT melodrama continues and Planet Ocean is on fire

John Faraclas

Panamaxes couldn’t save the BDI; BREXIT melodrama continues and Planet Ocean is on fire… 

The BDI (Baltic Dry Index) lost three points earlier on today and now stands at 689. On a weekly basis same was down one point – from 690 on 22 March… Geopolitics turning sour for all and BREXIT’s melodrama continues. John Faraclas’ daily and weekly recap:

The Capes reached new lows with the BCI now standing at 150 – minus 17 points since yesterday and minus 101 since last week’s 251. Who knows...

http://www.allaboutshipping.co.uk/2019/03/29/panamaxes-couldnt-save-the-bdi-brexit-melodrama-continues-and-planet-ocean-is-on-fire/

BRI inspires Algeria to modernize logistics platforms

The China-proposed Belt and Road Initiative will prompt Algeria to increase and upgrade its transport logistics platforms to benefit from the expected growing traffic from global trade, said experts and authorities.

The initiative was in the center of discussions at the Third International Symposium on Trans Logistics, Transit and Storage of Goods opened Saturday in the Algerian capital city of Algiers.

Experts and authorities at the meeting agreed that the main challenges confronting Algeria...

http://container-news.com/bri-inspires-algeria-modernize-logistics-platforms/