Commodity Traders Boost Role As Banking Model Fades
The departure this month of Morgan Stanley’s LNG trading desk to Swiss commodities giant Glencore Xtrata does not signal…
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Fingers Crossed For Myanmar-China Pipeline Startup
Gas deliveries from Myanmar to China had been expected to flow for the first time in June or July,…
Small-Scale Liquefaction Gains Traction In China
Small-scale liquefaction in China has experienced exponential growth in recent years as Beijing attempts to integrate gas into the…
Media Mentions
Freight Waves: US exports of crude oil and diesel are climbing even higher
July 18, 2022
Erik Broekhuizen, head of tanker research and consulting at Poten & Partners, noted…
TradeWinds News: Petrobras makes green finance debut with $1.25bn loan
July 18, 2022
Petrobras was the largest charterer of suezmax tankers in 2021, according to figures…
Freight Waves: In topsy-turvy commodity trades, small ships outperform big ships
July 13, 2022
VLCC underperformance versus smaller crude tankers has been ongoing since early 2021. “The…
Events
Tanker Opinions
Keeping An Eye On The Hurricanes
7 Sep 2018;
This week, tropical storm Gordon, the first major weather event of the 2018 hurricane season, carved through…
Transportation Costs With 2020 Vision
31 Aug 2018;
So far, the discussion around the implementation of IMO’s low sulphur bunker fuel mandate (“IMO 2020”) has…
Panama Tankers
24 Aug 2018;
On June 26th, 2016 the container ship “COSCO Shipping Panama” was the first vessel that officially passed…
LNG & Natural Gas Opinions
Weekly Asphalt Headlines
Asphalt Weekly Monitor
5 Jul 2019
- The Independence Day holiday in the U.S. limited paving demand most of the week.
- East Coast retail asphalt…
Asphalt Weekly Monitor
28 Jun 2019
- East Coast retail asphalt prices mostly flat, with some modest weakening, flux prices steady.
- Wholesale asphalt and…
Asphalt Weekly Monitor
21 Jun 2019
- East Coast retail asphalt prices were mixed for the week, with flux prices unchanged.
- Wholesale asphalt and…
