When the G7 and EU revised the oil price cap on Russian crude in July 2025 cutting it from $60 to $47.60 per barrel it wasn’t just a diplomatic adjustment. It quietly redrew the shipping map for crude oil, with consequences still unfolding. As India an…
Sanctions and the Shadow Fleet: How Russian Oil Caps are Reshaping Tanker S&P Market Read More »
LPG imports from China, the world’s leading importer have been marginally higher so far in 2025. In its latest weekly report, shipbroker Banchero Costa said that “global LPG (liquified petroleum gas) trade has been steadily recovering in the past three…
LPG Shipping: China’s Imports Steady Through the Year Read More »
The European Union’s latest sanctions on Nayara Energy, India’s Rosneft-linked refiner, are beginning to impact clean product flows out of the Vadinar terminal visibly. Oil flows voyages tracking India-origin seaborne shipments show that the Naraya Vad…
EU Sanctions Start to Disrupt Clean Product Exports from Nayara’s Vadinar Refinery Read More »
The delicate balance of the global natural gas market remains acutely sensitive to geopolitical tremors, a reality underscored by recent events in the Middle East. While energy flows through critical chokepoints like the Strait of Hormuz largely remain…
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Newbuilding ordering activity, particularly towards Chinese shipyards has taken a step back so far in 2025. In its latest weekly report, shipbroker Xclusiv said that “the newbuilding orderbook data for dry bulk and tanker in 2024 and 2025 illustrates a…
Newbuilding Orders: Ship Owners Take Foot of the Gas Read More »