Natural Gas Intel: Freight Rate Volatility on the Rise as Coronavirus Strands Vessels on Open Seas
19 February 2020:
Freight rate volatility is nothing new. Traditionally, a surplus of vessels disappears during the winter as traders…
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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…
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,…
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A Product Tanker Investment Hypothesis, Overextended
Today’s release of the long-awaited Medium-term Oil Market Report (MTOMR) by the International Energy Agency (IEA) featured a more…
Slowing Fleet Growth Makes a Reappearance
Although the current macroeconomic environment is weighing on both the dirty and clean tanker sectors, the earnings performance of…
Oversupplied Suezmaxes Fight for Market Share
Facing rapid fleet growth and limited organic volume from its traditional load regions, Suezmaxes have had to fight for…
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Asphalt Weekly Monitor
- East Coast asphalt retail prices mostly steady, except some lower prices in New York.
- East Coast wholesale flux and asphalt…
Asphalt Weekly Monitor
- East Coast asphalt retail prices narrow in some areas, while some Florida market prices slip.
- East Coast wholesale FOB asphalt…
Asphalt Weekly Monitor
- East Coast asphalt retail prices go higher in some mid-Atlantic markets – flux unchanged.
- East Coast wholesale prices remain unchanged.
- Midwest…
