Media Mentions

“As a result of rising exports, Reliance became for the first time in 2009 one of the top 10…

“’The next stop could be upward pressure on time-charter rates and asset prices,’ New York-based Poten & Partners said…

“Last year was big for Trafigura and Mercuria on the chartering front. Mega-energy traders Trafigura and Mercuria “catapulted” into…

“Oil major Shell has emerged as the top charterer of dirty tankers in 2009, in a year when the…

“Shell had 691 reported fixtures in 2009, up five from 2008. The total number of reported spot market fixtures…

“Oil major Shell maintained its position as top spot charterer of dirty tankers in 2009, but Asian refiners dominated…

“ASIAN charterers dominated the list of VLCC charterers in 2009, according to research by Poten & Partners, the shipbroking…

“Particularly in the last two years, China’s natural gas consumption showed geometric growth and natural gas supply gap has…

“Poten & Partners noted today that draft legislation ‘proposes that parties selling fuels derived from crude must buy allowances…

“China’s shipbuilding industry has been hit hard by the slump in world trade. According to the World Trade Organization,…

“Demand for liquefied natural gas (LNG) in Asia-Pacific is showing early signs of a pickup and its recovery is…

“China has confirmed that it will ban all single-hull tankers from January 1, further shrinking employment opportunities for the…