Freight Waves: How Venezuelan invasion of Guyana could impact tanker shipping
“In the unlikely event that Venezuela decides to go further than rhetoric and…
Freight Waves: How summer driving season fuels demand for tanker shipping
Erik Broekhuizen, manager of marine research at Poten & Partners, said in a…
Price cap on Russian crude could soon face its biggest test
“If the price of Russian crude remains demonstrably over the $60 per barrel…
Freight Waves: The rise of crude tanker ‘cannibals’ in wake of Russia-Ukraine war
“Virtually all the additional sales to Europe were done on VLCCs,” wrote…
Freight Waves: Rough start to 2023 for dry bulk, tanker, gas, container shipping
Consultancy Poten & Partners estimates that trade disruptions since the war began have…
Freight Waves: Chaos theory: How tankers thrive amid energy crisis and war
Gordon Shearer, senior adviser of project development at Poten & Partners, said, “India,…
Freight Waves: Shipping’s China syndrome: Demand sinks across multiple cargo markets
According to Poten & Partners, Chinese crude imports grew rapidly from 4.1 million…
Freight Waves: US exports of crude oil and diesel are climbing even higher
Erik Broekhuizen, head of tanker research and consulting at Poten & Partners, noted…
Freight Waves: In topsy-turvy commodity trades, small ships outperform big ships
VLCC underperformance versus smaller crude tankers has been ongoing since early 2021. “The…
Freight Waves: How new EU sanctions on Russia will shake up global energy trade
Over 90% of the world’s ships are insured in Europe and the U.K….
