Clean Sweepers: 2009’s Top Clean Charterers

Reported spot fixture activity in 2009 for clean petroleum products picked up noticeably over the level seen in 2008. Between these years, market activity captured by reported spot fixtures rose from 2008’s level of 4,913 by nearly 16 percent. Hence, while overall demand for oil dropped in 2009, it seems more refined petroleum products were moved between the world’s ports on spot vessels; with the bulk of the growth reportedly loading in the Middle and Far Eastern zones.