# Low-sulfur fuel prices won’t be clear to BCOs until next year | Journal of Commerce

> Port operations in the India-Middle East trade are strained by lengthy berthing delays at UAE ports Fujairah and Khor Fakkan. Recent vessel attacks in the Strait of Hormuz have also reduced feeder capacity. A New York-New Jersey port employer also named a new COO.

- Date: 2018-09-27 · published 2018-09-27T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: logistics · region Middle East · magnitude low
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/63228-low-sulfur-fuel-prices-won-t-be-clear-to-bcos-until-next-year-journal-of
- Commodities: [Ocean Grain Freight](https://feedsoft.ai/c/OCEANFRT.md)

## Why it matters

Attacks in the Strait of Hormuz and resulting congestion raise freight costs and delay cargo flows, which can lift ocean freight rates for feed imports.

## Read by commodity

- OCEANFRT: bullish ▲

## Sources

- joc.com: https://www.joc.com/article/low-sulfur-fuel-prices-wont-be-clear-to-bcos-until-next-year-5229283

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