Weight of Freight: Iron ore, jet fuel and Hormuz effects
The world is firmly focused on the disruptions to crude in the Hormuz strait, but how are other markets reacting?
The world is firmly focused on the disruptions to crude in the Hormuz strait, but how are other markets reacting? Here the Argus team looks at two key freight markets, iron ore and jet fuel, that have reached multi-year highs as even slight connections to the Mideast Gulf are now leading to rapid rises in costs.
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Iron ore, jet fuel and Hormuz
Argus team looks at two key freight markets, iron ore and jet fuel, that have reached multi-year highs as even slight connections to the Mideast Gulf are now leading to rapid rises in costs.
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