Links to previous press releases are below.
Colombian Steam Coal Exports Rebound in August
After a weak July, when shipments fell by 1.3 Mt to 5.8 Mt, Colombian steam coal exports rose by 0.2 Mt year-on-year to a 15-month high of 7.7 Mt in August, IHS reports. Growth in August shipments was...
Read MoreTurkey’s Steel Output Slows
Turkish crude steel output dropped to a four-month low of 3.0 Mt in August, down by 5.7% year-on-year, the Turkish Steel Producers Association reports. This was the first time since 2015 that production...
Read MoreIndia’s August Petroleum Statistics
India’s crude oil imports dropped 220K b/d m-o-m to a 4-month low of 4.41M b/d in August, but were still 120K b/d higher y-o-y, data from the country’s Petroleum Planning and Analysis Cell showed. Crude...
Read MoreTaiwan’s Coal Imports Increase
Taiwanese coal imports rose by 0.4 Mt year-on-year to a fourteen-month high of 6.6 Mt in July as higher shipments from Australia and Indonesia countered a drop in cargoes from South Africa, IHS reports....
Read MoreJapan’s Steel Production Rises
Japanese crude steel output edged up to 8.8 Mt in August, 0.9% higher year-on-year, the Japan Iron and Steel Association reports. Steel output in January-August grew by 0.8% on the same period in 2017 to 70.2 Mt.
Japan’s Refiners Shy Away from Iranian Crude
Japanese oil refiners have temporarily halted loadings of Iranian oil and are buying alternative supplies, as it remains unclear whether waivers will be granted from the upcoming US sanctions on Iran...
Read MoreQueensland Coal Shipments Slow in August
Coal exports from the five Queensland ports of Gladstone, Dalrymple Bay, Hay Point, Abbott Point and Mackay slipped to a four-month low of 18.0 Mt in August, down by 1.4 Mt year-on-year, port authority...
Read MoreRecord Canadian Iron Ore Shipments
Canada’s iron ore exports surged to a record 4.8 Mt (excl. cargoes to the US) in July, up by 1.0 Mt year-on-year, according to the Tex Report, as shipments accelerated following the ending of strike...
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