TradeWinds News: DHT Holdings and Hafnia forge period charter deals despite doldrums in tanker market
May 19, 2021
Poten & Partners, a US-based brokerage, estimated the total capacity of the crude tanker fleet had grown…
TradeWinds News: Poten, Euronav eyes demolition of ‘rogue’ tankers amid progress in nuclear talks
May 10, 2021
Erik Broekhuizen, who heads brokerage Poten’s research operations, said many ships currently engaged in the Iranian trade…
TradeWinds News: Japan and French banks dominate LNG financing, Poten says
April 21, 2021
Japanese and French banks dominated LNG project finance last year, according to US shipbroker and consultant Poten…
TradeWinds News: VLGC rates forecast to hold up through 2021, Poten says
April 15, 2021
Charter rates for VLGCs are likely to hold up above the $30,000 per day mark or higher…
TradeWinds News: Flex LNG dives into period market with five-ship Cheniere deal
April 14, 2021
Meanwhile, a TFDE-powered LNG carrier would earn between $36,000 and $40,000 per day in the spot market,…
TradeWinds News: India crude-source switch ‘music to the ears of tanker owners’, says Poten
March 15, 2021
India’s plans to reduce its dependence on Middle East crude is “music to the ears of the…
TradeWinds News: Quest for carbon-neutral LNG cargoes ramps up
March 10, 2021
LNG cargo buyers are starting to push sellers to bear LNG carbon-neutral cargo costs in…
TradeWinds News: Rate rethink needed as economic lifespan of LNG carriers shrinks, Poten says
February 10, 2021
Charterers need to support rates for LNG carriers as their economic lifetime changes or risk a lack…
TradeWinds News: Tanker tonne-miles collapsed on routes to Japan and the West in 2020, says Poten
February 8th, 2021
Poten & Partners, analysing data from Lloyd’s List Intelligence, concluded global demand in the sector fell 5%…
TradeWinds News: Biden’s Keystone rejection strikes positive tone for tanker owners
January 26, 2021
Brokerage Poten & Partners tanker research head Erik Broekhuizen expects Biden’s move to prompt Canadian oil producers…