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July 23, 2024
Sasol, a South African petrochemicals firm, increased coal exports in the year ending June 30 by 5%. This was due to improved freight rail performance as well as higher production at their Thubelisha mine. The world's largest producer of fuels…
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July 23, 2024
European traders reported on Monday that the Indonesian state purchasing agency Bulog had issued an international bid to purchase about 320,000 tons of rice. The deadline to submit price offers for the tender is 31 July. Bulog will begin price negotiations that could last for several days…
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July 23, 2024
Spain's Merchant Fleet reported on Monday that Spanish authorities had detained a German cargo ship after it caused a spill while refuelling near the Spanish enclave Ceuta. It added that the owner of the Tony Stark-flagged ship, which is registered in Antigua & Barbuda…
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July 23, 2024
Officials said that Indonesian rescuers were searching for a cargo vessel with 12 people aboard, which has been missing off the coast of Papua since last week. The cargo ship is carrying the equipment needed to build towers for telecommunications…
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July 23, 2024
European traders reported that Tunisia's state grain agency purchased approximately 100,000 metric tonnes of animal feed barley with optional origin in a Friday international tender. They said that the agency believed to have purchased four consignments of 25…
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July 23, 2024
Initial assessments by European traders indicate that the lowest price offered at Friday's international tender for around 100,000 metric tonnes of animal feed barley from Tunisia was $216.89 per tonne, c&f. Trading house Casillo was thought to have made the offer for 25,000 tonnes.
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July 23, 2024
Shipping data from LSEG & Kpler revealed that a tanker involved in a collision last week near Singapore entered the Bertam floating oil storage terminal area on Monday morning, after being intercepted on Sunday by local authorities. On Friday…
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July 23, 2024
Malaysia's Coast Guard said Sunday that it had intercepted and located a large tanker involved in an exploding collision with another vessel just two days earlier off Singapore. The Coast Guard said that on Saturday, the tanker Ceres I flying…
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July 23, 2024
The farm ministry announced on Friday that Ukraine has harvested over 13.8 million tons of grain so far. According to the ministry, farmers have harvested 10.3 millions tons of wheat as well as 3.1 million tonnes of barley. In addition, 319.300 tons of beans were harvested.
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July 23, 2024
Shipping tracking data revealed that in June, about 150,000 barrels of Canadian crude per day (bpd), slightly less than the average, were exported to the U.S. Gulf Coast. This was despite the Trans Mountain Pipeline (TMX) expansion, which pushed some barrels towards Vancouver.
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July 23, 2024
Yemen's Houthi Rebels damaged and destroyed a container ship flying the Singapore flag with two missiles Friday, as they intensified their attacks against global shipping in response to Israel's Gaza War. The Houthis, who are aligned with Iran…
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July 23, 2024
Malaysia's Coast Guard said on Saturday one of two large oil tanks involved in an accident that resulted in fires on both vessels had left the scene of the accident. It was also believed that the tracking system of that tanker had been turned off.
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July 23, 2024
The Global Centre for Maritime Decarbonisation in Singapore (GCMD) announced this week that it had completed the final trials of biofuels for ships, with German container company Hapag-Lloyd as well as energy giant BP. The GCMD started an 18…
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July 23, 2024
Transnet, a troubled South African logistics company, has been approved for a $1 billion loan by the African Development Bank. The bank and Transnet announced this on Thursday. Transnet, the state-owned company in South Africa, has struggled…
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July 23, 2024
Shipping data released on Thursday shows that the number of LNG tankers awaiting loading at Freeport LNG, Texas, has increased since last week when the U.S.'s second largest LNG exporter halted its processing in anticipation of Hurricane Beryl. Beryl hit Texas on July 8, near Matagorda.
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July 23, 2024
Shipping data released on Thursday shows that the number of LNG tankers waiting at Freeport LNG, Texas, has increased since last week when the U.S.'s second largest LNG exporter halted its processing in preparation for Hurricane Beryl. Beryl hit Texas on July 8, near Matagorda.
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July 23, 2024
European traders reported on Thursday that Algeria's state grain agency OAIC purchased between 700,000.00 and 750,000 metric tonnes of milling wheat at an international auction on Wednesday. The estimate of 600,000 tonnes by traders on Wednesday evening was lower.
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July 23, 2024
European traders reported on Thursday that Algeria's state grain agency OAIC purchased between 700,000.00 and 750,000 metric tonnes of milling wheat at an international auction on Wednesday. The estimate of 600,000 tonnes by traders on Wednesday evening was lower.
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July 23, 2024
On Thursday morning, the mayor of Novorossiisk in Russia's Black Sea port issued a sea-drone alert that lasted more than two full hours. Meanwhile, a group unmanned Ukrainian boats were destroyed near Crimea. In his first message sent via Telegram…
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July 23, 2024
European traders reported that Algeria's state grain agency OAIC had bought at least 600.000 metric tons milling wheat during an international auction which closed on Wednesday. Some traders estimate the volume at 700,000-800,000 tons. Most…
