TradeWinds News: Gorgon LNG to Start Up One Train, but Shutting Down Another for Inspection, Possible Repair
August 21, 2020
The problems at Gorgon have helped support Asian spot LNG prices, which have reached record lows this…
TradeWinds News: FSRU projects mushroom with conversions making a comeback
August 20, 2020
Poten & Partners says there are about 45 LNG-to-power projects on the drawing board comprising some 38,000…
TradeWinds News: LNG floating storage to rise but rates will remain weak, Poten says
August 19th, 2020
Demand for LNG floating storage is expected to increase into the winter period but LNG…
TradeWinds News: LNG shipowners change assumptions about ship lifespans as global fleet grows
August 24, 2020
Poten & Partners’ Gary Smith said that as conservatism in the industry has slowly diminished, shipowners will…
TradeWinds: Bahri and Petrobras rise through the ranks as tanker charterers
July 3, 2020
Bahri and Petrobras were chartering more tankers in the first half of 2020 despite an overall slowdown…
TradeWinds News: Dry-docking needs for VLGC fleet could help rates, Poten says
July 1, 2020
Requirements to dry-dock around 30% of the trading VLGC fleet over the next 18 months could help…
TradeWinds News: Yinson VLCC trio books $2.3m profit during hot tanker months
June 30, 2020
At the time of the cancellation, VLCCs were earning about $248,200 per day on the spot market,…
TradeWinds News: ‘Influx’ of tankers from floating storage pressure spot rates
June 11, 2020
In a webinar held on Thursday, Poten & Partners’ global tanker research and consulting manager Erik Broekhuizen…
TradeWinds News: VLGCs finally take a hit, but some experts remain upbeat
June 8, 2020
Forecasts on US LPG exports for 2020 remain sketchy. In late April, Poten analyst Jon McDonald said…
TradeWinds News: US LNG cargo cancellations climb with more expected
May 20, 2020
At least 57 US LNG cargoes have been cancelled by buyers and more are expected…
