Navigating change in Baltic and Black Sea shipping
As EU sanctions on Russian crude and oil products come into force, the Baltic and Black Sea shipping markets face uncertainty. In this episode of the Platts Commodities Focus podcast, our EMEA Tanker ...
22 Joulu 202215min
Government subsidies have shifted the refined products landscape in Latin America
Price regulation plays an important political and economic role in emerging countries, and Latin American countries this year have faced oil price volatility that has forced them to look for buffer al...
20 Joulu 202215min
What's next for container freight as environmental regulation looms?
Demand for moving goods around the world has dramatically fallen as the cost of living rises and consumers start to tighten their belts. However, many shipowners have been left with bumper profits acc...
6 Joulu 202216min
After Q3 earnings, is the US still in 'drill baby drill' mode?
As the oil and gas industry works to find its footing in the wake of the coronavirus pandemic it now faces a world transformed, with new risks stemming from Russia's war in Ukraine and brewing global ...
18 Marras 202220min
The future of Brazilian sugar and biofuels under a new(ish) president
With Luis Inacio Lula de Silva returning to the presidency in Brazil after 12 years, the agriculture industry anticipates its market fundamentals could be impacted by an increasingly progressive agend...
15 Marras 202219min
What would a record soybean crop in Brazil this year do to the global market?
Market participants expect a supply glut in 2022-23 amid record Brazilian soybean output forecast by different agencies. If Brazil can produce a huge volume of the oilseed in the upcoming marketing ye...
20 Loka 202223min
Asian LNG procurement heating up as winter approaches
LNG markets are in the spotlight after the Russia-Ukraine war, with Asia and Europe both competing for limited cargoes. A harsher than expected winter may trigger unprecedented changes in LNG trade f...
12 Loka 202214min
Asian polymer exports to Europe tick up as regionalisation ebbs
With global container shipping costs coming down, European polymer markets are seeing offers of material from the Far East rise, adding pressure to prices in an already over supplied environment. Plat...
10 Loka 202212min
