It’s not only VLCCs crude oil tankers benefiting from the oil market disruptions. Product tankers are also among the beneficiaries of the current market situation. In its latest weekly report, shipbroker Gibson said that “globally the products tanker m…
Product Tankers Among the “Winners” Of Today’s Market Read More »
Capesize The tide turned this week for the Capesize market, as voyage rates registered dramatically falling fuel costs. This was led primarily by weakness in the energy market, as the global supply of oil continues to mount. US suppliers are finding st…
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China’s demand for soybean is forecast to grow in 2020 by 7.8% y-o-y, signalling a positive outlook for the dry commodity as well as for the bulk carriers that transport it. In the midst of a universal turmoil with the coronavirus having jolted several…
Chinese demand for soybean remains robust Read More »
The tanker market has been one of few segments of the oil industry that enjoyed positive momentum in March, OPEC said in its latest weekly report, with gains in both dirty and clean spot freight rates. A sudden surge in crude exports early in March boo…
March Was a Positive Month for Tankers Read More »
The Baltic Exchange has added quarterly assessments of the cost of operating crude oil carrying Aframax tankers and clean product carrying Medium Range (MR) tankers to its growing suite of shipping investor tools. The new service is based on assessment…
New OPEX assessments for tankers Read More »