# Products: Imports Mount as Asian VLCCs Target Europe  | Energy Intelligence

> European diesel imports are rising, with at least two more very large crude carriers carrying Asian ultra-low-sulfur diesel expected to arrive next month. Flows from Russia and the US on smaller tankers are also expected to ramp up for the summer.

- Date: 2018-06-27 · published 2018-06-27T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: trade · region Europe · magnitude low
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/64695-products-imports-mount-as-asian-vlccs-target-europe-energy-intelligence
- Commodities: [ULSD / Diesel](https://feedsoft.ai/c/DIESEL.md)

## Why it matters

Growing diesel imports into Europe add supply that could ease European diesel tightness and weigh on ULSD prices, which matter for feed-mill and farm freight costs.

## Read by commodity

- DIESEL: bearish ▼

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| DIESEL | 2019-06-05 | [Products: ULSD Under Pressure as Imports Mount \| Energy Intelligence](https://feedsoft.ai/events/10745-products-ulsd-under-pressure-as-imports-mount-energy-intelligence.md) | -0.2% | +3.7% |
| DIESEL | 2019-07-11 | [Americas: Asian Atlantic Inflow Limits US Product Exports \| Energy Intelligence](https://feedsoft.ai/events/58288-americas-asian-atlantic-inflow-limits-us-product-exports-energy-intelligence.md) | -4.8% | -11.1% |
| DIESEL | 2019-02-06 | [Products: Russia Steps Up Diesel Exports \| Energy Intelligence](https://feedsoft.ai/events/60793-products-russia-steps-up-diesel-exports-energy-intelligence.md) | +0.5% | +6.3% |
| DIESEL | 2017-06-14 | [Products: US Exports Threaten Diesel Deluge \| Energy Intelligence](https://feedsoft.ai/events/70698-products-us-exports-threaten-diesel-deluge-energy-intelligence.md) | -3.5% | +2.0% |
| DIESEL | 2017-12-13 | [Products: Russian Diesel Heads to New York \| Energy Intelligence](https://feedsoft.ai/events/67670-products-russian-diesel-heads-to-new-york-energy-intelligence.md) | +0.3% | +7.4% |

## Sources

- energyintel.com: https://www.energyintel.com/0000017b-a7d5-de4c-a17b-e7d729bf0000

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