The China Conundrum
11 Jan 2019; The news from China has been mostly negative in recent weeks. One report after another seems to…
It’s Lonely At The Top
In the latest ranking of the largest dirty spot charterers we observe some small changes. Not at the top,…
Mozambique Projects Close to Offtake Deals, Targeting mid-2019 FIDs
27 December 2018:
Sponsors of Mozambique’s two large-scale land-based liquefaction projects are close to finalizing LNG…
LPG in World Markets: South Korean Petrochemical Expansions to Boost LPG Imports
LPG in World Markets
January 2019
TOC: South Korean ethylene expansion projects have the potential to add nearly 1.7 MMt/y LPG…
Indian LPG imports to grow at a slower rate on rising prices
17 December 2018:
Spot LPG traders are confident that Indian imports of LPG will remain strong this year despite a…
Repositioning “Empties”
14 December 2018: One of the challenges in the container shipping industry is the need to reposition empty containers (“empties”)…
A Deal Is Done
7 Dec 2018;
It is December and another OPEC production cut is around the corner. The latest reports from Vienna…
Worldscale’s (Not So) Flat Rates
30 November 2018: Worldscale is preparing to release its new flat rates for 2019. Just like last year, and for…
More (Or Less) To The Med
16 Nov 2018; On Friday, 16 November 2018, the Government of Iraq restarted exports of Kirkuk crude oil through the…
A North Sea Renaissance?
11 November 2018: On Thursday, an Aframax crude oil tanker and a Norwegian navy frigate collided off Norway’s west…
