This week’s data underscores a noticeable decline in the growth of tonne days across both the dirty and clean tanker segments. Particularly noteworthy is the VLCC tonne days’ growth rate for July, which is currently maintaining a weaker wee…
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Introduction For the 2024 calendar year any shipping company having cargo or passenger ships of 5,000 gross tonnage (GT) or above calling a port located in the EEA (European Economic Area[1]) for commercial purposes must cover 40% of the total CO2 emis…
EU Emission Trading System – smooth sailing a half year into 2024? Read More »
Skyrocketing freight rates in the product tanker market, especially in the LR segment, are luring some charterers to use VLCCs for the CPP trade after tank cleaning. As most LRs carrying Middle Eastern diesel to Europe are passing through the Cape of G…
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The CO2 Efficient Transport via Ocean (CETO) joint industry project (JiP) concluded recently with the release of a report setting out the findings of the Technology Qualification performed in the study. The project partners, which included Equinor, Gas…
This week’s data highlights an increasing trend in VLCC available spot relet vessels to load in Ras Tanura in the next 30 days (left chart), coinciding with weakening AG-China freight market rates throughout June. This trend appears to be persist…
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