Why Indonesia’s nickel ore export ban affects dry bulk shippers

Why Indonesia’s nickel ore export ban affects dry bulk shippers

Indonesia: An export-led economy

Indonesia is the largest economy in Southeast Asia and also one of the largest emerging markets in the world. As a major producer and exporter of oil, gas, and minerals (including gold, nickel, copper, tin, and thermal coal), Indonesia’s exports account for a significant share of Indonesia’s GDP. In recent years, exports have been the key driver of economic growth in Indonesia. According to data from the World Bank, Indonesia’s exports of goods and services were about 24% of its GDP in 2012, and its main exports are coal briquettes, petroleum gas,

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Progress on Mozambique LNG piles more pressure on Nigeria

Progress on Mozambique LNG piles more pressure on Nigeria

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As Mozambique inches closer to its ambition of becoming a leader in the global liquefied natural gas (LNG)industry, the East African country looks set to upending Nigeria’s share of the high-demand Asian markets as it makes inroads into the region.

Last week, Anadarko Petroleum, the primary operator of Mozambique’s Rovuma Offshore Area 1,which is estimated to hold more than 65 trillion cubic feet (Tcf) of natural gas, said it had sold twothirds of the capacity of its planned Mozambique LNG project to Asian customers and hopes to have the rest sold soon.

To develop massive LNG projects, financiers often require customers to be lined

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Kuwait's crude oil exports to China at 75,000 bpd

 

Friday, 28 March 2014 | 16:00
 
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Kuwait's crude oil exports to China stood at 287, 000 tons in February, equivalent to around 75,000 barrels per day (bpd), the latest government data showed. Shipments fell 30.1 percent from a year earlier, according to data released by the General Administration of Customs.

China's overall imports of crude oil rose 10.9 percent in February on the year to 23.05 million ton (6.04 million bpd).

Saudi Arabia remained China's top supplier last month, with its shipments increasing 8.0 percent to 1.13 million bpd, followed by Angola with 974,000 bpd, up 40.7 percent. Russia became third with imports from the country jumping 34.4 percent to 713,000 bpd. Iran ranked fourth and Iraq fifth.

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Shipping industry may confront another deluge of overcapacity

Shipping industry may confront another deluge of overcapacity

 
Friday, 04 April 2014 | 00:00

PTI reported that shipping companies across the globe have been struggling with oversupply of ships and little demand in the last 5 years. However, a slight pick up on the back of recovery in global trade and economy recently have lifted hopes and freight rates in the shipping industry, but this could soon come under the cloud from rising new ship orders. Over the last 6 months, there has been a spike in demand for new ships, both in the bulk as well as container shipping industry. This was led by enthusiastic shipping companies in Greece and Norway and depressed shipping vessel

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Wheat Falls Most in Two Weeks as Rain Aids U.S. Crops

 

 

Wheat futures fell the most in four weeks on speculation that favorable weather will boost crop prospects in Australia and the U.S., the world’s top exporter. Corn and soybeans closed unchanged.

Parts of Oklahoma, Texas and Kansas, the top U.S. wheat growers, got as much as 0.75 inch (1.9 centimeters) of rainyesterday, data from World Ag Weather show. Areas in eastern Australia received as much as 2 centimeters this week, boosting soil moisture before planting starts next month, a farm group said.

“The U.S. crops are getting some beneficial moisture, and wheat only needs a little rain to produce a good crop,” Shawn McCambridge, the senior grain analyst for

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