Links to previous press releases are below.
Vietnamese October Coal Imports Rebound from Weaker September
At 4.2 Mt, Vietnamese coal imports nearly doubled year-on-year in October to reach the third-highest monthly level on record, rebounding from the weak September volume of 3.0 Mt, IHS reports.
Brazilian Iron Ore Exports by Destination
The 6.0 Mt annual drop in Brazilian iron ore exports in October to 31.2 Mt featured a 0.7 Mt fall in shipments to China to 19.1 Mt, official trade data reported by the Tex Report show. Exports to Europe...
Read MoreTurkish Steel Output Down in October
Turkey’s crude steel output fell 15.0% year-on-year in October to 2.7 Mt, data from the Turkish Steel Producers Association reveal. At 28.0 Mt, production in January-October was 10.6% below the corresponding period in 2018.
US Shale Oil Output Rising, Drilling Activity Continues to Fall
US tight oil production from the seven major shale formations is projected to rise 48K b/d m-o-m and 888K b/d y-o-y to a record of 9.13M b/d in December, according to the latest drilling productivity...
Read MoreColombia’s September Coal Exports
Total Colombian coal exports fell by 1.1 Mt year-on-year in September to 6.0 Mt, IHS reports. The annual fall featured a 0.5 Mt drop in shipments to Asia to 0.5 Mt, while exports to the Americas and Europe each decreased by 0.3 Mt to 2.2 Mt and 3.3 Mt, respectively.
Portuguese and Spanish Coal Imports in September
At 0.3 Mt, total Spanish coal imports in September fell to the lowest level in over 20 years, down 0.9 Mt year-on-year, IHS reports. In the same month Portuguese coal imports slipped to a six-year low of 68,000 tonnes from 0.4 Mt in the same month of 2018.
October Tanker Arrivals from North America into India at Record High
Crude deliveries into India from the US and Canada rose to record levels in October of 336K b/d (+239K b/d m-o-m, +149K b/d y-o-y) and 103K b/d (from zero) respectively, Reuters reports citing tanker...
Read MoreIEA Lowers Call for OPEC Crude in 2020
In its November Oil Market Report, the International Energy Agency raised its forecast for non-OPEC oil production growth in 2020 by 100K b/d to 2.3M b/d (+500K b/d y-o-y), citing continued gains in...
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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