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Freightos Baltic: Hormuz risk meets weak peak season as carriers fight to hold freight rates
13 May 2026 Rising bunker costs linked to the disruption are placing increasing pressure on shipping lines. Maersk estimated the carrier is facing around $500 million per month in additional fuel-related expenses.
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13 May 2026

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Consolidation in Asian petrochemical sector gains momentum as Japanese giants set to slash ethylene capacity

Japan’s petrochemical industry is accelerating a structural rationalisation of its ethylene backbone, as Mitsui Chemicals, Mitsubishi Chemical, and Asahi Kasei move to integrate their western Japan production network by fiscal 2030.
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13 May 2026

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Commodity Exchange: 13 May 2026

Most actively traded petrochemical futures on the Dalian and Zhengzhou Commodity Exchanges wrapped up the 13 May 2026 session with the following settlements.
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12 May 2026 Brent NYMEX

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Crude rallied 3% as one-billion-barrel supply deficit and two-decade OPEC production lows eclipse faltering ceasefire

Crude futures rallied nearly 3% as the near-collapse of the US-Iran ceasefire compounded a historic physical deficit defined by a one-billion-barrel supply loss and two-decade lows in OPEC production.
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12 May 2026

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Commodity Exchange: 12 May 2026

Most actively traded petrochemical futures on the Dalian and Zhengzhou Commodity Exchanges wrapped up the 12 May 2026 session with the following settlements.
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11 May 2026 Brent NYMEX

economy

Downstream summer demand anxieties compound renewed Gulf strikes as benchmarks lock in 6% weekly decline

Crude futures recorded a 6% weekly decline as a $7 billion CFTC investigation into irregular paper-market shorts overshadowed renewed US-Iranian air strikes and impending summer gasoline shortages.
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11 May 2026

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Commodity Exchange: 11 May 2026

Most actively traded petrochemical futures on the Dalian and Zhengzhou Commodity Exchanges wrapped up the 11 May 2026 session with the following settlements.
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08 May 2026

economy

Vietnam's zero-duty move on UAE PE lands at a critical supply juncture

Vietnam's decision to grant immediate zero-duty access to UAE polyethylene (PE) imports under the newly activated Comprehensive Economic Partnership Agreement (CEPA) arrives at a moment of rare convergence
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