Links to previous press releases are below.
Indonesia to Comply with IMO 2020 Rules
All Indonesian-flagged vessels will comply with the new IMO low-sulphur fuel rules effective from 1 January 2020, both for domestic and foreign shipping, according to statements by the country’s Transportation...
Read MoreRosneft 1H19 Oil Production Rises Y-o-Y
Rosneft’s daily oil production in the 2Q19 rose 0.3% y-o-y to 4.62M b/d, but was still down 2.7% q-o-q, the company said on its website. The quarterly decline was attributed to Rosneft’s compliance...
Read MoreIndonesia to Enforce IMO 2020 Regulations
In a reversal of the government’s previous position, the Indonesian Ministry of Transport has issued a statement saying the country will enforce IMO 2020 sulphur regulations for “all Indonesian-flagged vessels starting January 1 2020, both for domestic and foreign shipping”, Reuters reports.
Global Aluminium Output Falls
World aluminium production contracted by 1.3% year-on-year in July to 5.3 Mt as output in all major producing regions apart from North America and the GCC declined, according to the International Aluminium...
Read MoreBrazilian Steel Production
Brazilian crude steel output slipped 0.6 Mt year-on-year in July to 2.5 Mt, the Brazilian steel institute reports. At 19.7 Mt, steel production in January-July was 0.9 Mt below the corresponding period in 2018.
Japanese Iron Ore and Coal Imports
Japanese iron ore imports jumped 14.5% year-on-year in July to 10.6 Mt, the country’s Ministry of Finance reports. Meanwhile, coal imports climbed 11.8% to the highest level since December 2017 at 17.8 Mt.
Vietnam’s July Oil Product Imports Rise to 13-Month High
Vietnam’s oil product imports in July rose to 1.05MT, the highest since June 2018, customs data show. This is up by 524KT m-o-m and 234KT y-o-y. The rise in imports coincides with planned maintenance...
Read MoreCanadian Iron Ore Exports
June Canadian iron ore exports climbed 2.2 Mt year-on-year to 4.2 Mt, according to the Tex report. Shipments to China surged up 0.7 Mt to their highest level in 2019 at 1.0 Mt, while exports to Japan (+0.4 Mt to 0.7 Mt) and France (+0.3 Mt to 0.6 Mt) also rose on an annual basis.