Riviera Maritime Media: Poten tanker demand analysis: surge in ultra-long voyages

February 9, 2021

Poten & Partners’ analysis of tanker trade routes reveals a 133% increase in tonne-mile demand on the ultra-long distance of sailing from the Scandinavia and Baltic load area to discharging in the China Sea (China, Taiwan, South Korea). Poten & Partners said the dramatic change was due to the impact of Covid-19 on European demand, leading to traders selling surplus into the recovering markets in the Far East.

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