S.Korea, China, Japan agree to discuss speeding up free trade talks -joint statement
The leaders of South Korea, China and Japan have agreed to discuss speeding up talks for a trilateral free trade…
Thai refiners slash Saudi oil imports in April but extend US crude buying spree
Thailand sharply reduced crude imports from Saudi Arabia but raised shipments of low sulfur crudes from the US and Southeast…
Ukraine grain exports at 45.8 mln T, ministry says
Ukraine’s grain exports in the 2023/24 July-June marketing season had reached 45.8 million metric tons by May 27, up from…
EU approves law to hit gas imports with methane emissions limit
European Union countries approved a law on Monday to impose methane emissions limits on Europe’s oil and gas imports from…
Ukraine to maximise energy import capacity from EU on Monday
Ukraine intends to maximise the amount of electricity it imports from the European Union during some hours on Monday after…
Egypt’s GASC bought raw sugar at $469.50/T CIF, traders say
Egypt’s state commodity buyer the General Authority for Supply Commodities (GASC) on Saturday bought 250,000 metric tons of raw sugar…
‘Asset famine’ in China curbs central bank’s bond trading ambitions
A scarcity of low-risk assets in China’s financial sector is obstructing the central bank’s plans to make its monetary policy…
ECB has significant room for rate cuts – Villeroy
The European Central Bank has plenty of room for rate cuts and current market expectations for easing over the long-run…
The indispensability of the Greek-owned fleet: international and cross-trading
Greek shipowners control more than 20% of the global merchant fleet, in terms of deadweight tonnes – dwt (Figure 1),…
Greek shipping getting to grips with EU ETS compliance issues amid mounting emissions costs, says OceanScore
Validation of voyage emissions data and contractual arrangements for allocation of EU ETS costs remain key challenges for Greek shipowners…