On-the-water African copper cargoes are now preferred by Chinese consumers to forward cargoes because some shippers have lost hope of finding logistics space in the next few months, Fastmarkets heard on Wednesday September 1.
"You could 'win the game' if you could take these copper [cargoes] on-board. Then you could secure a profit," a trader source said.Blister copper, an intermediate product used for cathode production, would be...