Year: 2025
                        March 18, 2025
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                    Asia Distillates: Liquidity Declines as Traders Anticipate April Offers from China
                Asia’s middle distillates markets experienced reduced activity after a busy session the previous day. The front-month east-west spread remained tight,…            
        
                        March 18, 2025
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                    MOL Energia Secures Long-term Charter of Two New VLECs with SCG Chemicals, ASEAN’s Leading Integrated Chemical Company
                Mitsui O.S.K. Lines, Ltd. recently announced that its subsidiary, MOL Energia Pte. Ltd., signed long-term charter contracts with SCG Chemicals…            
        
                        March 18, 2025
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                    Dan-Bunkering Executes Union Bulk’s Inaugural Biofuel Operation in Singapore
                Dan-Bunkering has successfully conducted Union Bulk’s inaugural bunkering of biofuel in Singapore. This significant operation, executed through a ship-to-ship (STS)…            
        
                        March 18, 2025
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                    Sources: China’s Possible Steel Output Reductions Bolster Iron Ore and Steel Markets
                China’s consideration of reducing its crude steel production by 50 million metric tons in 2025 compared to 2024 has created…            
        
                        March 18, 2025
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                    China’s Global Times Issues Warning: US to Face ‘High Tariffs’ from Other Nations
                China’s Global Times has issued a warning that the U.S. economy could face severe repercussions due to retaliatory high tariffs…            
        
                        March 18, 2025
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                    April Asian LNG Market Activity Soars as JKM Prices Decline from Recent Peaks
                In April, the Platts Market on Close (MOC) for Asian LNG experienced a surge in activity, coinciding with a notable…            
        
                        March 18, 2025
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                    Middle East Crude Benchmarks Remain Stable as Basra Discounts Increase
                Middle East crude benchmarks remain steady, with the Dubai benchmark showing little change on Tuesday. This stability is supported by…            
        
                        March 18, 2025
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                    Iron Ore Prices Stabilize Amid China’s Property Issues and Strong Steel Demand
                Iron ore futures experienced a range-bound trading session on Tuesday, as market participants weighed the ongoing challenges in China’s property…            
        
                        March 18, 2025
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                    GNV Evaluates RINA’s Machine Learning Models for Enhanced Energy Efficiency on Innovations in Vessels
                GNV has partnered with RINA to utilize its SERTICA Performance system for optimizing energy usage on its new vessel, GNV…            
        
                        March 18, 2025
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                    PPG Introduces First Drydocking for COSCO Shipping Using Advanced PPG SIGMAGLIDE Coating Application
                PPG has announced its first collaboration with COSCO Shipping Energy Transportation Ltd. for drydocking, utilizing the electrostatic application of PPG…