MOL doubles VLGC newbuilding orderbook with six-ship swoop
Japan’s rising demand for ammonia imports is believed to be behind order spree
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May 2025
Shipping arm of power company PLN Energi mulls purchase of secondhand bulkers
Indonesian coal production is rising and more vessels are needed to service domestic ports
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Tankers: China Crude Oil Imports Lower So Far in 2025
Crude oil imports from China have been lower during the first four months of the year. In its latest weekly report, shipbroker Banchero Costa said that “in Jan-Dec 2024, global crude oil loadings went up by a modest +0.4% y-o-y to 2194.6 mln tonnes, ex…
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Tanker – Weekly Market Monitor: VLCC Tonne Days AG/Ras Tanura Net Supply
At the end of the third week of May, we are analysing the AG growth in tonne days within the dirty segment for VLCC tankers and the Ras Tanura supply trend to reveal the potential reasons behind the persistent downward pressure seen in the AG-China fre…
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Shifting Routes and Tariff Strategies: What the Latest Freight Trends Mean for Your Supply Chain
A lot has happened over the past week. We’ve seen a US-Houthi ceasefire deal re-spark the debate around safe access to the Red Sea. A UK-US trade deal has been struck – the first of its kind since the ‘Liberation Day’ tariffs. And, perhaps most signifi…