Links to previous press releases are below.
Brazilian Soyabean Exports Rise to 22-Month High
Brazil’s exports of soyabeans climbed to 11.6 Mt in March (+3.2 year-on-year), the highest since May 2018, according to provisional government data. Stronger shipments in March ended three months in...
Read MoreBrazilian Iron Ore Shipments Decline in March
Iron ore exports from Brazil fell to the second lowest monthly level in seven years at 21.7 Mt in March (-0.5 Mt year-on-year and -0.4 Mt from February), provisional government data show.
Total...
Read MoreSouth Korean crude imports fall in March
South Korean crude imports fell 315K b/d m-o-m in March to 2.66M b/d, the lowest level since October 2019, according to preliminary data from the Ministry of Trade, Industry and Energy, Reuters reports. Imports were also down 146K b/d on March last year.
South African Iron Ore, Coal & Manganese Ore Exports
Seaborne iron ore exports from South Africa edged up by 0.3 Mt year-on-year to 5.5 Mt in February, according to customs data, the majority of which (5.1 Mt) was shipped from Saldanha Bay. However, total...
Read MoreIraq to increase output in April
Iraq is planning on increasing crude production by 200K b/d to 4.8M b/d in April, newswires report. Iraq will join Saudi Arabia, UAE and Russia in increasing output this month following the end of the OPEC+ production cuts at the end of March.
Japanese crude imports fall in February
Japanese crude imports fell 760K b/d m-o-m in February to 2.87M b/d, data from the Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry shows. Imports from Saudi Arabia fell to 962K b/d, down from 1.07M b/d...
Read MoreJapanese Coal Imports Decline in February
Total Japanese imports of coking and steam coal fell by 0.8 Mt year-on-year to 13.6 Mt in February, the lowest since April 2016, according to data gathered by IHS.
The country’s coking coal...
Read MoreChinese Steel PMI Rises in March
China’s steel sector Purchasing Managers' Index (PMI) gained to 42.2 in March from 36.6 in February amid signs of recovery from the coronavirus outbreak, data from the China Steel Logistics Professional...
Read MoreCoal Conference Canada 2019
IMO 2020 low sulphur fuel regulations formed a main discussion point in the transportation session at the 2019 Coal Conference Canada from 8-10 October in Vancouver. Derek Langston of SSY Consultancy...
Read MoreIndian Coal Markets 2019
Derek Langston, Head of Research at SSY, outlined the potential impact of IMO 2020 low sulphur fuel regulations on India’s coal sector at mjunction’s Indian Coal Markets conference on 16-18 September in Kolkata.
Europe Steel Markets 2019
Derek Langston from SSY Consultancy & Research presented on the prospects for the dry bulk freight market at the Europe Steel Markets 2019 conference in Amsterdam on 27 June organised by Kallanish.
International Iron Ore 2019
Alexis Ellender from SSY Consultancy & Research was a speaker at the International Iron Ore 2019 conference held in Lisbon from 5-7 June. His paper covered the prospects for the dry bulk market...
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