Lloyd’s List: From the News Desk: How is the coronavirus affecting shipping?
18 February 2020:
LNG shipments to China are expected to fall by 1.3m tonnes alone in February, equivalent to about…
Media Mentions
S&P Global Platts: China’s weekly LPG imports slump as COVID-19 dampens household, petrochemical demand
18 February 2020:
Brokerage Poten & Partners said China’s LPG demand is expected to reach 62.5 million mt in 2020,…
Seatrade Maritime News: Oil and tanker markets make operational response to coronavirus
17 February 2020:
With the spread of the coronavirus not yet believed to be at its peak, the oil and…
Natural Gas Intel: Small Rebound for NatGas Futures as Weather Models Trend Colder; Cash Slides as Temperatures Warm
14 February 2020:
The unusually mild winter in Asia and Europe has left gas inventories near record levels for this…
Natural Gas Intel: Global Natural Gas Market Still Wrestling with Coronavirus Impacts
14 February 2020:
The situation has prompted further negotiations. CNOOC did receive the cargo from Total it had tried to…
Montel: Virus to cut China LNG cargoes by 49 until May – analysts
14 February 2020
China’s deadly coronavirus outbreak will “significantly impact” the country’s LNG demand, curbing 49 cargoes – 3.3mt –…
Lloyd’s List: Chinese LPG demand to fall by 3% due to coronavirus
14 February 2020
If prices are depressed further, some of the cargoes will most likely be sold to buyers…
Financial Times: Global shipping market reels from coronavirus
13 February 2020
“You have the trade war and then on top of it the coronavirus outbreak,” said Erik Broekhuizen,…
Hellenic Shipping News: Australian LNG exports most vulnerable to coronavirus disruptions: analysts
11 February 2020
“Australian cargoes are likely to be hit hardest by force majeure declarations as they are some of…
Riviera Maritime Media: Coronavirus: impact on the tanker market will be worse than SARS
10 February 2020
Writing in the Poten & Partners weekly tanker market report, head of tanker research Erik Broekhuizen noted…
Hellenic Shipping News: Gas Glut Blows Up A Political And Economic Storm In Asia
11 February 2020
In a report from its Singapore office on Friday, Reuters quoted the shipping consultancy, Poten & Partners,…
Natural Gas Intel: LNG Weekly Recap: Coronavirus Continuing to Impact Demand Outlook
10 February 2020
Ship brokerage and consultancy Poten and Partners said as many as 35 February cargoes could be subject…
