Lloyd’s List: Shell Tops League of Dirty Tanker Charterers
“Oil major Shell has emerged as the top charterer of dirty tankers in 2009, in a year when the…
Tradewinds: Shell Continues to Rule the Roost as the World’s Top Charterer in Terms of Dirty Spot Fixtures
“Shell had 691 reported fixtures in 2009, up five from 2008. The total number of reported spot market fixtures…
Platts Commodity News: Shell Top Charterer of Dirty Tankers in 2009
“Oil major Shell maintained its position as top spot charterer of dirty tankers in 2009, but Asian refiners dominated…
Fairplay: Asia Tops VLCC Spot Fixtures
“ASIAN charterers dominated the list of VLCC charterers in 2009, according to research by Poten & Partners, the shipbroking…
Oil China: China Petrochemical News
“Particularly in the last two years, China’s natural gas consumption showed geometric growth and natural gas supply gap has…
Fairplay: Greenhouse Gas Legislation Under US Consideration Might Offer a Competitive Advantage to Product Importers
“Poten & Partners noted today that draft legislation ‘proposes that parties selling fuels derived from crude must buy allowances…
China Daily: Shipping Industry Woes
“China’s shipbuilding industry has been hit hard by the slump in world trade. According to the World Trade Organization,…
Reuters: Woodside: Asia LNG Demand Picking Up, Outlook Robust
“Demand for liquefied natural gas (LNG) in Asia-Pacific is showing early signs of a pickup and its recovery is…
Lloyd’s List: Chinese Tanker Ban Reduces Single-Hull Options
“China has confirmed that it will ban all single-hull tankers from January 1, further shrinking employment opportunities for the…
Fairplay: Rates Saved by Storage
“More economies are emerging from recession, albeit slowly. The oft-received wisdom is that re-emergent growth will feed oil demand…
