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China Leads the Surge in Global Demand for Asian LPG

  • S Korea’s domestic sales set to sustain uptrend to meet petrochemical demand
  • China’s 2021 LPG deficit net of exports seen 20.5 mil-21 mil mt
  • India’s 2021 LPG demand seen at 28.3 mil mt, imports 17 mil mt: Platts Analytics

According to a Platts report, Asia’s LPG demand in 2021 will again be led by China, driven by additional processing capacity at three new PDH plants and recovering post-COVID economic growth, while South Korean domestic sales are set to sustain this year’s uptrend to meet...

https://mfame.guru/china-leads-the-surge-in-global-demand-for-asian-lpg/

Who Should Pay for a “Black Blob” Left by Ship Delivery

In an article published Energy & the Law, Charles Sartain highlights the legal issues concerning black blog in ship delivery. He follows a celebrated case to highlight what could be the legal implications of it. 

What is it ?

Enterprise Products Operating v. Trafigura, A G. asks, Who should pay when a “black blob” that had “the stench of a skunk” was left behind after $27 million worth of an odorless product is delivered from a ship? 

The case holds that:

A plaintiff can recover for losses paid by...

https://mfame.guru/who-should-pay-for-a-black-blob-left-by-ship-delivery/

New innovative LPG-powered bulkers for Australia

Pictured: a propane supply truck. Propane is one of two liquefied petroleum gases. Photo/licence: Raysonho licence creative commons cc0 Wikimedia commons

Australian ports may start receiving liquid petroleum gas-fuelled dry bulkers in the not-too-distant future. Japanese classification society Class NK has given world-first approval-in-principle to Imabari Shipbuilding to build an LPG-powered 180,000 deadweight bulker for the Australian trade.

The vessel has been designed for the long-range...

https://shippingaustralia.com.au/new-innovative-lpg-powered-bulkers-for-australia/