Indian diesel floods to Asia as Houthis imperil flows to Europe
Shipments of diesel from India to Europe hit a 2-year low due to Houthi attacks, diverting cargoes to Asia. Higher freight costs and refinery maintenance in Asia shifted trade economics in favor of sending cargoes east. No imports of diesel in EU, only one in UK. Arrivals of diesel-type fuel from India to Asian destinations surge
Shipments of diesel from India into Europe are at the lowest since 2022 so far this month as Houthi attacks on merchant shipping continue to disrupt international trade, driving more cargoes to Asia.
Flows to the European Union and UK plunged as higher freight costs stoked by the ongoing turmoil in the Red Sea, as well as unplanned refinery maintenance in Asia, made trade economics better for sending cargoes east rather than west.