Links to previous press releases are below.
Western Australia Temporarily Closes Border
In a bid to limit the spread of the coronavirus, from 5 April 23:59 local time Western Australia’s border will be temporarily closed, the state government has announced. Exemptions will be made for...
Read MoreChinese Rebar Price Near 3-Year Low
The Chinese domestic rebar price dropped to $413/t on 2 April, the lowest in nearly three years, according to World Steel Dynamics.
Asian product cracks fall to record lows
Jet and gasoil product cracks in Asia have hit record lows as demand continues to fall, Reuters reports. The jet crack fell to $3.55/bl below Dubai crude on Friday, down from a premium of $2.06/bl the...
Read MoreBrazilian 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.
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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.
Coal 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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