Tradewinds: Eyes on Heating Oil
“The US Northeast’s motor gasoline (mogas) shortages after Hurricane Sandy are subsiding but Poten & Partners says products tanker…
Bloomberg: U.S. Northeast Seen Curbing Oil Products Exports After Sandy
“The U.S. Northeast will end net exports of refined fuels while the region rebuilds inventories after superstorm Sandy, according…
Tradewinds: Superstorm Uptick in Products Market Slated to be Short-Lived
“The products-tanker rate spike following Hurricane Sandy is poised to be short-lived as many of the spot deals to…
Fairplay: Taking Stock of Sandy
“Hurricane Sandy lobbed a grenade on to virtually every facet of the US east coast maritime industry at once…
Fairplay: Sandy Powers Product Rate Surge in Atlantic
“Atlantic Basin spot rates for MR product tankers have surged on Hurricane Sandy impact, Dahlman Rose analyst Omar Nokta…
Bloomberg: Tanker-Rate Surge on Sandy Seen by Poten Ending Within Weeks
“Higher costs to ship refined fuels from the U.S. Gulf in the aftermath of superstorm Sandy will subside within…
Bloomberg: Fuel Oil Shipments to Asia Rise to 3 Million Tons for December
“Fuel oil shipments from Western countries scheduled to arrive next month in Asia stood at 3.02 million metric tons,…
Ship & Bunker: China’s Teapot Refineries Could Resist Closures
“China has called for the closure of smaller, so-called ‘teapot’ refineries in the country by the end of next…
Bloomberg: Shipping Waiver Seen Helping New York Fuel Supply After Storm
“Suspending restrictions on ships carrying fuel between US ports will help supply the storm- battered Northeast as power outages…
The Wall Street Journal: Officials Take Steps to Ease NE Fuel Supply Crunch
“Government officials took steps Friday to allow more gasoline to be shipped into the storm-plagued Northeast. But experts said…