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Alkagesta treated its 2025 Singapore launch as a test of credibility, meeting regulatory, financial and operational standards as bunker volumes climbed toward 250,000 MT a month.
Tajikistan announced that it is now receiving oil and petroleum products from Iran, opening a potential new energy source for a country whose fuel supplies have long been dominated by Russia. The deliveries began in late August, Tajikistan's Energy and Water Resources Ministry told the Asia-Plus news agency, following talks between the two countries on expanding cooperation in the oil and gas sector. The ministry has not disclosed the volume of the shipments, their commercial terms, or how the oil and petroleum products were transported to Tajikistan.…
Alkagesta took its fertilizer desk to the Argus Fertilizer Caspian, Black Sea and Eastern European Markets Conference 2026 in Istanbul, joining more than 450 delegates debating redirected trade flows, CBAM exposure, Central Asian supply and the logistics squeeze reshaping fertilizer delivery.
Bloomberg reports the Iran war's jet fuel shortage is spreading from Asia to Europe as Hormuz stays blocked, with record prices and cancelled flights. Alkagesta, a Bloomberg-cited supplier into Europe's NATO CEPS pipeline, is exposed to the same tightening barrels.
Rates for shipping containers from east Asia and China to the US were mostly higher this week while rates for liquid chemical tankers ex-US Gulf were mostly softer, all while schedule reliability is decreasing because of congestion at Asia ports. PORT CONGESTION Global container vessel schedule reliability dropped to 56.4% in July 2026, a decline ...
The tanker market could experience an increase of flows from West to East in the coming years, following the 65 billion barrel deal between the US and Venezuela. In its latest weekly report, shipbroker Gibson said that “last Friday, President Trump announced that the US had reached an agreement to control 65 billion barrels of ...
It was a relatively subdued Shanghai Cooperation Organization summit for Chinese leader Xi Jinping. He departed the host city Bishkek having made few attention-grabbing headlines. There were no big announcements or viral moments, unlike at 2025’s SCO summit on Xi’s home turf in the Chinese city of Tianjin. In Bishkek, there were no photos of Xi, Russian leader Vladimir Putin and Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi cutting up together sans interpreters, nor Putin and Xi caught on hot mics discussing how to live for 150 years, nor…
The intra-Asia container freight market strengthened for a third consecutive week as unrest in the Middle East and typhoon-related disruption across China tightened capacity and pushed rates higher on most major trades. Drewry’s Intra-Asia Container Index (IACI), a benchmark widely monitored by procurement teams, rose 6% week on week on 20 August, to $1,091 per 40ft, and the consultant expects prices to continue increasing in the coming weeks, supported by persistent ... The post War and weather continue to limit intra-Asia capacity and keep rates high appeared first on The Loadstar .
Asian refiners are on course to nearly double their purchases of U.S. crude for September from a month earlier, a move that stands to squeeze domestic fuel makers at a time when Americans are already facing record high pump prices.
France-based geophysical services company Viridien, formerly known as CGG, has kicked off the first-ever combined streamer and sparse ocean bottom node (OBN) multi-client 3D seismic survey in the Asia-Pacific region. The post Viridien embarks on first hybrid streamer-OBN 3D seismic survey in Asia-Pacific appeared first on Offshore Energy .
Global container port congestion has reached a new high as East Asia’s typhoon season continues to disrupt vessel schedules, with more than 4.3 million teu now waiting to berth. On Sunday, Typhoon Narra hit southern China, compounding cargo backlogs caused by typhoons Bavi, Noul, and Dolphin. And the situation is unlikely to be relieved any time soon, with Typhoon Saudel set to make landfall along the coast from central Zhejiang to central ... The post Global port congestion at new high as more typhoons hit China appeared first on The Loadstar .
With Russian infrastructure being pummeled by Ukrainian drones, the Kremlin is hoping to sustain its war effort in Ukraine going by deepening defense cooperation with Kazakhstan and Uzbekistan. It is uncertain, however, whether Astana and Tashkent will go along with Moscow’s wishes. Russia appears to be primarily interested in outsourcing the manufacture of arms, establishing assembly lines and maintenance facilities in the Central Asian nations, thus putting them beyond the reach of Ukrainian drones, according to a report published…
While unfounded fears of higher tariffs helped drive what amounted to unexpected demand by anxious shippers this summer, other assorted geopolitical intrigue is keeping the container market on edge. Asia-U.S. West Coast prices increased 1% to $6,826 per forty foot equivalent unit (FEU), according to the latest Baltic Index from SONAR data contributor Freightos. Asia-U.S. East Coast prices were 2% higher, at $9,576 per FEU. Events that could pressure container traffic on the trans-Pacific are being closely watched. The United States is trying to tighten economic sanctions on countries doing bus
The Iranian crude that reached Asia is being taken. The crude that has not reached it is standing at the strait and behind it, and there is nearly twice as much of that. AXSMarine · Data to 15 August 2026 · All volumes million barrels Iranian crude sitting in Asian waters peaked at 44.4 million ...
The LNG shipping market is witnessing the emergence of Mexico’s LNG export corridor, underlying the growing influence of the Pacific LNG trade. In its latest weekly report, shipbroker Intermodal said that “amid broader uncertainty in the LNG market, the outlook is being shaped by disruptions to Middle Eastern flows, an uncertain Qatari recovery, and Europe’s ...
Asia–US Container Rates Rise as Panama Canal Cuts September Transit Capacity ChemAnalyst
NBC 15 reports: Backlash over data centers has become a central issue in the upcoming midterms as Americans on both sides of the aisle are becoming more resistant to having them built in their communities, pushing candidates to stake positions on how to handle them. As the artificial intelligence industry plans billions of dollars’ worth of investments to ramp up construction of data centers to power the technology, it is running into mounting resistance ... The post NBC 15: Fight over ‘data centers shifts into overdrive’ as midterms get closer appeared first on The Loadstar .
US Gulf Coast Tanker Market Tightens as Asia Seeks to Replace Lost Supply EnergyNow.com
KPC Trading Ltd to join Asia Gasoil paper; Asia Fuel Oil paper; Asia Jet Fuel paper; Asia Crude Oil paper MOC S&P Global
Asia-US container rates continue to rise, tanker rates ex-US Gulf mostly lower ICIS
Asian oil trading hub Singapore sees inventories slide to two-week low Baird Maritime
Gulf-to-Asia Crude Tanker Rates Near $500K a Day Briefs Finance
USGBC promotes ethanol use across Asia World Grain
VESSEL REVIEW | Arctic Tern – Wallenius Wilhelmsen places methanol dual-fuel car carrier on Asia-Europe trade Baird Maritime
Hormuz transits remain subdued; Asia-US container rates rise, tanker rates steady to softer Cyprus Shipping News
A Tiny Island Near Singapore Has Become Asia’s Hub for Russian Oil Bloomberg
EXCLUSIVE Russia set to import North Asian jet fuel amid fuel crisis, sources say Reuters
Surge in Asia-US container rates continues, tanker rates fall as Strait of Hormuz transits rise Cyprus Shipping News
Surge in Asia-US container rates continues, tanker rates fall as Strait of Hormuz transits rise ICIS
High Tanker Rates Disrupt Persian Gulf Oil Shipments to Asia Crude Oil Prices Today | OilPrice.com
Asia-US container rates rise further, at highest since July ’25, as liquid tanker rates soften ICIS
Asia-US container rates continue to climb, liquid tanker rates soften ICIS
Asia-US container rates mostly higher on Iran war stalemate; tanker rates edge lower ICIS
Demand rising on Asia-Europe ocean trade as July bunker hike looms Journal of Commerce
Eneos buys Chevron Asia downstream assets for $2.17bn Quantum Commodity Intelligence
Middle East crisis: Asia faces bunker fuel crunch amid Strait of Hormuz disruption, raises cost concerns The Times of India
First Mexican Fuel Oil Cargo in 9 Months Arrives in Asia Crude Oil Prices Today | OilPrice.com
Asia gets first Mexican fuel oil cargo in 9 months after Mideast disruption Reuters
Diesel, jet fuel exports from northeast Asia to recover in May, sources say Reuters
Asia-US container rates stable to slightly higher; tanker rates mixed ICIS
Long-haul road fuels are covering Asia, but for how long... Vortexa
Asia-US container rates mostly higher as Middle East conflict persists; tanker rates remain elevated ICIS
The divergence of Asian oil product crack spreads widens, with jet fuel premiums surging while diesel spreads hit lows. Bitget
US Gulf Coast tanker market tightens as Asia seeks to replace lost supply Reuters
Southeast Asia's robust Brazilian fuel oil imports ease war-fuelled supply concerns Reuters
Brazilian fuel oil to the rescue for Southeast Asian energy markets Baird Maritime
Asia’s air travel crisis risks spreading on Iran war’s jet fuel squeeze The Star
Bunker fuel shortages in Asia at tipping point as war disruption continues Journal of Commerce
LNG Bunkering in Asia Pacific: Growth, Infrastructure and Market Dynamics Oil & Gas IQ
Crude oil futures separate from reality as Asia physical market buckles Reuters
Asia bunker premiums hit record highs, some ships struggle to refuel Reuters
Asia struggles to find fuel oil as Middle East exports plummet, sources say Reuters
US-to-Asia Oil Shipping Hits Record $29 Million as Tanker Rates Explode gCaptain
Mideast-Asia oil tanker rates at highest since 2020 as Iran tensions simmer Reuters
Bangchak buys Chevron’s HK unit as the Thai firm expands in Asia chinadailyhk
Bangchak Buys Chevron’s HK Unit as the Thai Firm Expands in Asia Bloomberg
Marine Distribution Director Mithat Ciftcioglu outlines the firm's $1.2 billion liquidity framework and its 200,000 metric tonne monthly fuel volume strategy in Singapore.
ADNOC boosts Asia trading Oil & Gas Middle East
Russia's fuel oil exports to Asia slow in early 2026 as sanctions hamper trade Reuters
Mercuria’s copper grab from LME Asia intensifies supply angst Reuters
