Fairplay: US-Flag Crude Transport Hits Local Product Markets
“Poten and Partners described Florida as a balancing point between US and foreign freight rates. It noted that freight…
Hellenic Shipping News: Tanker Owners Should not Bet All-in in Chinese Oil Market Warns Analyst
“China’s importance as a consumer of raw materials for the shipping markets, both dry bulk, as well as tanker,…
Asphalt Weekly Monitor
- East Coast asphalt retail prices are lower in New England, flat elsewhere.
- East Coast and Gulf Coast wholesale asphalt prices…
Asphalt Weekly Monitor
- East Coast demand is increasing, as weather allows: retail prices are unchanged.
- Some East Coast wholesale asphalt prices are slightly…
Ship & Bunker: Fuel Costs Push LNG Bunker Development
“‘The relative low price of natural gas and LNG compared to current high residual bunker and distillate fuel prices…
Lloyd’s List: Euronav’s Rodgers takes Helm at International Tanker Owners Pollution Federation
“Many improvements in procedures, vetting standards and operational safety were initiated as a result of the Exxon Valdez spill,…
Asphalt Weekly Monitor
- East Coast asphalt retail prices are mixed, higher in Florida, lower in some northern areas.
- East Coast wholesale asphalt slips…
Carbon Positive: Ton-mile Growth for the VLCC Tanker Market to Occur Only if Tonnage Supply is Moderated
“The market for VLCCs is an ever changing one and while new routes are emerging and there is optimism…
Lloyds Fairplay: Unconventional Gas May Meet Asian Demand
“While unconventional gas projects could generate extra gas to meet Asia’s growing energy demands, there are significant hurdles to…
The Wall Street Journal: Interest, Power, Policy and Exporting U.S. Natural Gas
“The underlying principle of the liquid natural gas business is that in order for any single large, capital-intensive project…