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MR TCEs inched up in mid-April24 April 2025Eastport MR TCE index against surveyed 1Y TC rate The Eastport MR TCE index measures the theoretical profitability of a…
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Falling oil prices pose downward risk to palm oil freights24 April 2025Outlook for 40kt IMO III Straits/Cont palm oil freights under various oil market scenarios Recent sell-offs on Wall Street are…
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Petrochemical price declines accelerate in China following tariffs22 April 2025China bulk chemical price indices (1 Jan 2025 = 1, CNY prices) Declines in petrochemical prices in China have accelerated…
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Global slowdown, oil market downturn raises downside risks for chemical freights21 April 2025Eastport R&S scenario analysis of oil prices and long-haul chemical freights An impending trade war is raising alarm on Wall…
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Indicator of global manufacturing surging21 May 2021Year-on-year growth of South Korean exports (RHS, orange) and US industrial production (LHS, blue) move in tandem Average daily exports…
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Oil prices buoyed by recovery hopes24 February 2021Oil prices climbed over USD65/bbl this week Oil prices have been buoyed by perceptions that inventory adjustment is proceeding and…
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Chinese PX volumes could be supported by PTA projects03 December 2020Global PX supply-demand by end 2022 (mil mt/yr) NE Asia’s deficit in paraxylene (PX) is expected to widen from 8.4mil…
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TCEs may stablilize as economy recovers from the pandemic20 November 2020Eastport 19.9kDWT TCE index against surveyed 1Y TC rate The Eastport 19.9kDWT TCE index measures the theoretical profitability of a…
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Congestion at Chinese ports may continue falling06 November 2020Wait times at coastal port anchorages in North China fell Fifty-one less chemical and chemical/product tankers visited selected Chinese ports…
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