Paris - France signs billion of euros in contracts. Airbus alone sells 300 planes worth 30 bln euros. Macron wants more coordinated EU approach to China.
London - Clyde Russell: “The spot price for LNG delivered to Northeast Asia LNG-AS dropped to $4.65 per million British thermal units (mmBtu) in the week to March 21, the lowest since May 2016.”
London - The International Energy Agency has forecast high-sulfur fuel oil demand to fall 60 percent next year, while marine gasoil demand to more than double.
Seoul -South Korea’s major shipbuilders are planning to recruit new workers despite the ongoing belt-tightening mode on hopes that the industry is on track towards recovery.
Genoa - Genoa Port Authority plans to open a branch in China. The president of the port, Paolo Emilio Signorini, told The MediTelegraph after signing the cooperation agreement with the Chinese CCCC group, which took place in Rome on Saturday.
Houston - Fallout from a petrochemical fire outside Houston continued for a sixth day on Saturday, with emergency workers struggling to remove volatile fuels from exposed tanks and ship traffic disrupted on the nation’s busiest oil port
Hamburg - Hapag-Lloyd has disclosed its annual report. Based on the audited figures, the group net result increased to EUR 46 million for the year 2018 and was 13 million euros higher compared to the previous year (2017: EUR 33 million)
