Brazil’s 2018-19 soybean crop will total just above 114 million tonnes as the return of rains in February helped stem losses caused by a drought earlier in the season, a Reuters poll showed. Brazil, the world’s largest soybean exporter, was initially expected to produce more than 120 million tonnes...
Turkey’s monthly liquefied natural gas (LNG) imports reached a historic record high at 2.34 billion cubic meters (bcm) in January 2019, according to Turkey’s Energy Market Regulatory Authority (EMRA) data. LNG’s share out of January’s natural gas imports exceeded 40 percent for the first time,...
https://www.hellenicshippingnews.com/turkey-lng-imports-reach-record-high-in-january/
U.S. Gulf Coast gasoline imports dropped to zero over the past week as a fire near the country’s busiest oil port disrupted traffic flow in the region, according to Refinitiv Eikon and Kpler ship tracking data. Overall, March gasoline imports into the Gulf Coast, excluding components, are on track...
Sino-US tensions have hit Japan’s Big Three shipowners — but Tokyo’s global ambitions could grow seaborne trade
https://www.tradewindsnews.com/weekly/1735010/how-abenomics-could-trump-the-rise-of-us-protectionism
Navios Maritime Acquisition has sold the oldest vessel in its fleet, the C. Dream.
https://worldmaritimenews.com/archives/274215/navios-acquisition-disposes-of-its-oldest-vessel/
Digitisation is seen as key to transparency, but concerns over control of data have left carriers, shippers and terminal operators worried over where it leaves them in negotiations.
Speaking at last month’s Maritime Day at the European Shippers Council, Lamia Kerdjourdj of the European Association of Terminal Operators, said: “Those that control the data are in control of the ‘new oil’, and this can leave everyone blind, with terminal operators weak in …
The post Shipchain may allay fears over...
https://theloadstar.com/shipchain-may-allay-fears-over-data-control-as-digitalisation-spreads/
AirBridgeCargo Airlines (ABC) is ramping up its footprint in South-east Asia.
In February, the cargo airline added Dhaka to its network with a twice-weekly service to hoover up garment exports from Bangladesh.
“The country’s emerging volumes tipped over 25% growth last year as the number of manufacturers based in the country increased,” said ABC general director Sergey Lazarev.
And the following month, the carrier announced it was stepping up its presence in Ho Chi Minh City to a twice-weekly...
https://theloadstar.com/major-players-expand-operations-in-south-east-asia-with-vietnam-the-focus/
