China issued a second batch of 2023 crude oil import quotas, according to two sources with knowledge of the matter and documents reviewed by Reuters on Monday, raising the total for this year by 20% compared to the same time last year. According to the document from the Ministry of Commerce, 44...
https://www.hellenicshippingnews.com/china-issues-second-set-of-2023-oil-import-quotas-up-from-2022/
China is in no rush to buy thermal coal from Australia even after lifting the import ban, as the former still has enough options globally to meet its requirements, particularly for medium calorific value fuel, a senior analyst from the International Energy Agency told S&P Global Commodity Insights....
Turkey’s state grain board TMO has issued an international tender to purchase about 24,000 tonnes of crude sunflower oil, European traders said on Monday. The deadline for submission of price offers in the tender is Jan. 13. Imports and supplies already in Turkey can be offered. Delivery is sought...
https://www.hellenicshippingnews.com/turkey-tenders-to-buy-about-24000-tonnes-sunflower-oil-traders/
Russian cargo shipments by train fell 3.8% year-on-year in 2022 to 1.23 billion tonnes, national railway operator Russian Railways (RZhD) said on Monday, as unprecedented Western sanctions over Ukraine hurt Moscow’s ability to export goods. The figure – which measures the volume of goods...
https://www.hellenicshippingnews.com/russia-says-cargo-shipments-by-train-fell-3-8-in-2022/
Chile, the world’s top copper producer, saw exports of the red metal reach $4.28 billion in December, down 13.2% from a year earlier, the central bank said on Monday. The country posted a trade surplus of $1.85 billion in the month, up from a $417 million surplus in December 2021. Source: Reuters
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Ukraine has exported almost 23.6 million tonnes of grain so far in the 2022/23 season, down from the 33.5 million tonnes exported by the same stage of the previous season, agriculture ministry data showed on Monday. The volume included around 8.6 million tonnes of wheat, 13.3 million tonnes of corn...
Venezuela’s oil exports last year declined due to infrastructure outages, U.S. sanctions and rising competition in its key Asia market despite assistance from ally Iran, according to shipping data and documents. Exports this year are expected to get a lift after the United States relaxed oil...
https://www.hellenicshippingnews.com/venezuelas-oil-exports-slipped-despite-big-assist-from-iran/
As many as 58 LNG cargoes were received by the ORLEN Group at the President Lech Kaczyński Terminal in 2022, hitting a new record since the terminal started its commercial operation. The volume of LNG deliveries received in Świnoujście totalled 4.4 million tonnes, 57% more than last year. The...
India’s exports of finished steel more than halved during the first nine months of the fiscal year that began in April 2022, according to the latest government data seen by Reuters. The exports fell 54.1% to 4.74 million tonnes between April and December, as consumption dropped in major global...
https://www.hellenicshippingnews.com/indias-april-december-finished-steel-exports-drop-54-y-y-data/
Taiwan’s Formosa Petrochemical Corp 6505 is unlikely to offer 10 ppm sulphur gasoil for February loading in the spot market due to lower than expected inventories, spokesperson KY Lin said. Lin attributed it to a longer than expected planned downtime for one of the 10 ppm sulphur gasoil production...