Lloyd’s List: Clean Fixtures Rise 16% as Spot Rates Hit Bottom
“Wednesday ROCK-bottom freight rates for product tankers saw the number of clean fixtures on the spot market rise by…
Bloomberg: Reliance Helped Double India Fuel Exports to U.S.
“As a result of rising exports, Reliance became for the first time in 2009 one of the top 10…
Tradewinds: Tanker Race Ahead
“’The next stop could be upward pressure on time-charter rates and asset prices,’ New York-based Poten & Partners said…
Tradewinds: Oil Storage Deals Boost Trader Duo
“Last year was big for Trafigura and Mercuria on the chartering front. Mega-energy traders Trafigura and Mercuria “catapulted” into…
Lloyd’s List: Shell Tops League of Dirty Tanker Charterers
“Oil major Shell has emerged as the top charterer of dirty tankers in 2009, in a year when the…
Tradewinds: Shell Continues to Rule the Roost as the World’s Top Charterer in Terms of Dirty Spot Fixtures
“Shell had 691 reported fixtures in 2009, up five from 2008. The total number of reported spot market fixtures…
Platts Commodity News: Shell Top Charterer of Dirty Tankers in 2009
“Oil major Shell maintained its position as top spot charterer of dirty tankers in 2009, but Asian refiners dominated…
Fairplay: Asia Tops VLCC Spot Fixtures
“ASIAN charterers dominated the list of VLCC charterers in 2009, according to research by Poten & Partners, the shipbroking…
Oil China: China Petrochemical News
“Particularly in the last two years, China’s natural gas consumption showed geometric growth and natural gas supply gap has…
Fairplay: Greenhouse Gas Legislation Under US Consideration Might Offer a Competitive Advantage to Product Importers
“Poten & Partners noted today that draft legislation ‘proposes that parties selling fuels derived from crude must buy allowances…
