TradeWinds: China’s LNG demand wanes just as global volumes start to ramp up
December 10, 2025
Poten senior LNG analyst for Asia-Pacific Irwin Yeo said on a webinar that there is a tendency…
TradeWinds: Qatar on cusp of starting its ‘challenging’ journey into LNG trading
November 26, 2025
In a webinar hosted by energy analyst Vortexa, Poten & Partners head of business intelligence Jason Feer…
TradeWinds: Venezuelan tanker exports plunge as US becomes ‘pirate of the Caribbean’
December 15, 2025
In a note titled, Pirates of the Caribbean?, US broker Poten & Partners said that despite US…
TradeWinds: LNG market set for 20 years of growth but faces demand uncertainty, Poten says
November 19, 2025
The consultant and broker’s senior editor and analyst, Meredith Freeman, said North America leads the forecast growth,…
TradeWinds: Scorpio Tankers has a second shot at VLCC ownership with newbuilding deal
November 11, 2025
The contracts brought the orderbook to around 15% of the global tanker fleet, according to brokers.
Poten &…
TradeWinds: Tanker buyers beware of long-term demand, Poten warns
November 10, 2025
The surge in tanker newbuldings has one wrinkle that past buyers did not have to worry about,…
TradeWinds: Will the US-China port fee pause help line VLCC owners’ pockets? Brokers are split
November 3, 2025
Brokers are split over whether the delay in the US-China port fee scuffle is good or bad…
TradeWinds: Analysts dream of $200,000 per day VLCC market as floating storage adds missing ingredient
October 21, 2025
With demand lagging but supply skyrocketing thanks to Opec fighting for market share and growing Atlantic basin…
The (Mostly) Predictable Parade
Jan 3rd, 2025: Top Reported Dirty Spot Charterers for 2024*
Relative to last year, there are a few changes in…
Heightened Uncertainty In The Middle East
Dec 13th, 2024:What is next for a key player in the region?
On December 8, 2024, the regime of Bashar…
