date:May 20, 2013
e European trader said. Most of the cargoes are rooted via Lebanon.
The trader said Syria was paying a small $10 to $15 per tonne premium on every Syria-bound cargo above the world price of about $350 per tonne. On their 100,000 tonne purchase in March that would have meant an additional $1 million to $1.5 million paid compared with neighbouring countries like Jordan.
A Black Sea-based industry source added that more private ship owners were becoming comfortable with delivering cargoes, given