India’s Tamil Nadu Generation issues tender for 2 mil mt imported coal

Tamil Nadu Generation and Distribution Corporation Limited has issued a tender to procure 2 million mt of imported steam coal of any origin to be delivered between November 2018 and May 2019. The power utility is importing coal to make up for the shortfall in supply of domestic coal to its thermal...

https://www.hellenicshippingnews.com/indias-tamil-nadu-generation-issues-tender-for-2-mil-mt-imported-coal/

Iran oil exports to be lower than expected after sanctions, boosting prices -Trafigura

Iran will export significantly less oil than was initially expected when the United States first announced it would reimpose sanctions on Tehran, and that should boost prices, a senior executive at commodities trader Trafigura said. “I think when the sanctions were first announced a number of...

https://www.hellenicshippingnews.com/iran-oil-exports-to-be-lower-than-expected-after-sanctions-boosting-prices-trafigura/

APPEC analysis: Asia may find Middle East crude supply remaining tight in 2019

Major Middle Eastern crude producers could revive their market share in Asia as the OPEC/non-OPEC output cut agreement officially ends later this year, but Asian refiners may end up paying higher prices as overall Persian Gulf supplies are expected to remain tight because of uncertainties...

https://www.hellenicshippingnews.com/appec-analysis-asia-may-find-middle-east-crude-supply-remaining-tight-in-2019/

For bold Chinese buyers of soybeans, bargain U.S. prices trump trade war

At least two cargoes of U.S. soybeans are heading for China as some buyers are willing to risk taking up historically cheap U.S. beans even amid worries that Beijing may take further steps to deter imports amid mounting trade tensions with Washington. Grain traffic from the United States to China...

https://www.hellenicshippingnews.com/for-bold-chinese-buyers-of-soybeans-bargain-u-s-prices-trump-trade-war/