Fairplay: LR2 Exception Softens Blow for Tankers
“US Broker Poten & Partners sees a bright spot even though tanker fixtures had a nasty drop in 2010,…
Platts: Shell Top Hirer of Clean Tankers in 2010
“Oil major Shell dominated the spot clean charter rankings for 2010 — a year that saw the number of…
Lloyd’s List: Vitol Tops List of Long Range Two Charterers
“Oil trader Vitol has emerged as the largest charterer of clean aframax tankers in 2010, with the class the…
Tradewinds: 2010 Clean Fixtures Slide
“Reported clean tanker fixtures fell by over 8% last year on the back of a weaker global economy, a…
Bloomberg: Reliance Is Eighth-Largest Hirer of Aframax Ships for Fuels
“Reliance Industries Ltd., owner of the world’s largest oil refining complex, was the eighth-biggest charterer of Aframax vessels used…
Tradewinds: Bunker Boost for S-pore
“Singapore is set to capitalize on the slow development of China’s bunker industry, according to a report by Poten…
Lloyd’s List: Opec Oil Production to Rise by 5 Million Barrels Per Day
“Crude oil production from the Organisation of Petroleum Exporting Countries is projected to increase by 5m barrels per day…
Fairplay: Alaska Oil Bypass Begins
“Poten & Partners has released an analysis of rapidly evolving foreign imports to the US West Coast to put…
Reuters: Reluctant Refiners Threaten Anti-Pollution Efforts in Shipping
“Global efforts to drastically reduce toxic sulphur emissions in the shipping industry will likely be delayed for years due…
Bloomberg: Unipec Becomes Fifth-Largest Hirer of Crude Oil Tankers
“China International United Petroleum & Chemical Corp., the Chinese trader known as Unipec, became the fifth-largest charterer of crude…
