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The new terminal will feature 21 pieces of advanced equipment designed to minimize consumption and emissions of polluting gases.

The trade war has brought increased attention to the soya bean trade between the US and China, with 2019 offering conflicting narratives, says Bimco.

US soya bean exports to China increased in January, reaching 1.4 Mt, up from only 69,079t in December, and accounting for 30.7% of total US soya bean exports in January.

Against a backdrop of weaker growth in Chinese imports, the dry bulk shipping market is facing increasing uncertainty.

Following an almost total halt in exports of soya beans to China in Q4 2018, the New Year has brought new hopes for US farmers and the dry bulk shipping sector, says Bimco

China’s imports of iron ore and soya beans fell in 2018, down 1% and 7.9% respectively, while a 3.7% growth in coal imports was slower than the growth in 2017.