Iran’s LPG shipments loaded, or due for lifting, in September dipped to 356,000 mt ahead of new US sanctions in November, after hitting 568,000 mt last month, the highest since previous Western sanctions for its nuclear plan were lifted in January 2016, fixtures from shipping sources showed. Receive daily email alerts, subscriber notes & personalize your experience. Register Now As in recent months, the bulk of the volumes are bound for China, helping it to plug a gap in cargoes from the US, which Chinese importers are avoiding or reselling due to higher tariffs in a mounting trade war. Some tonnes are also seen destined for Thailand and possibly South Korea, according to shipping sources and S&P Global Platts trade flow software cFlow. The September program takes Iran exports so far this year to 4.064 million mt, according to shipping fixtures. China last month implemented tariffs on […]