Ukraine has exported 32.2 million tonnes of grain in the first half of the 2021/22 July-June season, up 23.5% from the same stage a season earlier, agriculture ministry data showed on Friday. That included 15.8 million tonnes of wheat, 5.2 million tonnes of barley and 10.8 million tonnes of corn,...
https://www.hellenicshippingnews.com/ukraine-grain-exports-up-23-5-in-h1-2021-22-to-32-2-mln-t/
Two major freight indexes, SCFI and NCFI, reached record-high figures on the last day of the previous year, which was marked by skyrocketing container freight rates.
The Shanghai Containerized Freight Index (SCFI) has surpassed the US$5,000/TEU mark for the first time in history on 31 December of 2021.
The index, which reflects the ocean freight surcharges of individual shipping routes from Shanghai, launched in October 2009 and on the last day of 2021 reported a record-high US$5,046.66/TEU.
SCFI’s...
https://container-news.com/major-freight-indexes-hit-new-record-highs-on-the-last-day-of-the-year/
Indonesia has banned coal exports in January due to concerns over low supplies for domestic power plants, local media reported on Saturday, citing a letter sent by the energy ministry. The Southeast Asian country is the world’s biggest exporter of thermal coal, exporting around 400 million tonnes...
Iraq exported 101.58 million barrels of crude oil in December, bringing in revenues of more than 7 billion U.S. dollars, the Iraqi oil ministry said on Saturday. The average selling price for crude oil in the month was more than 72 dollars per barrel, according to a ministry statement, citing...
https://www.hellenicshippingnews.com/iraqs-crude-exports-exceed-101-mln-barrels-in-dec-ministry/
South Korea’s crude oil imports fell 2.3% to 958.0 million barrels in 2021, preliminary data from the Ministry of Trade, Industry and Energy showed on Saturday. Data also showed December crude oil imports edged up 0.3% to 84.7 million barrels from a year earlier. Final data will be released later...
https://www.hellenicshippingnews.com/s-koreas-2021-crude-oil-imports-fell-2-3-preliminary-data/
Asian feed buyers are facing higher feed corn input costs as the year draws to a close, but demand for 2022 is likely to stay positive as the room for alternatives has shrunk and demand from China remains solid. As the world enters its third year of living with the COVID-19 pandemic, Asian corn...
Iraq’s average oil export rate for January will be 3.3 million barrels per day (bpd) and the country will commit to the Organization of Petroleum Exporting Countries’ gradual increase of 400,000 bpd each month, its oil minister, Ihsan Abdul Jabbar, told reporters on Thursday. Source: Arab News
The...
China’s Ministry of Commerce has issued 12.65 million mt of oil product import quotas in the first batch for 2022, sources with knowledge about the matter said on Dec. 30. The allocation covers gasoline, gasoil, VGO, naphtha, aviation gasoline and jet fuel to 10 state-owned oil companies and...
The Mercantile Marine Office has asked the state-run Bangladesh Petroleum Corporation to import fuel oil by Bangladeshi flag carrier oceangoing vessels, citing a legal obligation that stipulates transportation by a state-owned enterprise. “We welcome the move in line with the Bangladesh flag...
The container throughput of Chinese ports for the period between January and November of 2021 stood at 259.7 million TEU, which translates to an increase of 7.6%, compared to the same period of the previous year.
Regarding the cargo volume of Chinese ports, it was 14,207.6 million tons, elevated by 7.2% year on year, according to the Ministry of Transport of the People’s Republic of China.
The chart below shows the container and cargo throughput data of the eight major ports in China, for the...
https://container-news.com/chinese-ports-container-volumes-rise-7-6-up-to-november/