TradeWinds: Iraq-Turkey pipeline reopening giving suezmaxes and aframaxes potential boost
October 6, 2025
Poten & Partners head of tanker research Erik Broekhuizen argued it was unlikely suezmaxes would load…
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Seatrade Maritime News: VLCC deals hit $100,000, tanker owners upbeat on Q4
September 14, 2025
The sharp rise in rates follows several weeks of firmer deals. OPEC’s latest Monthly Oil Market Report…
TradeWinds: Buoyant VLCC market powers overall shipping earnings to highest level in two years
September 21, 2025
Analysts at US brokerage Poten & Partners explained that VLCC rates reaching $100,000 per day provided one…
Seatrade Maritime News: Namibian oil finds likely to drive long-haul tanker demand
September 1, 2025
Promising discoveries of crude oil in Namibia’s Orange Basin made recently by TotalEnergies and Portuguese multinational energy…
Nikkei Asian: Trump breathes new life into $44bn Japan-Alaska LNG project
August 27, 2025
Despite the potential benefits to Asia and to Alaska, analysts believe it will be hard to get…
Natural Gas Intelligence: Regulatory Tailwinds, Surging Global Demand Drive Historic U.S. LNG Buildout
August 21, 2025
In North America, project developers have raised nearly $37 billion so far in 2025, which surpassed last…
Seatrade Maritime News: VLCCs set to lead positive tanker market development
August 25, 2025
Only one VLCC was delivered last year and just six new units will have joined the fleet…
CNBC: Trump trade deals tout big energy export wins, but U.S. lacks the tankers to make good on the promises
August 6, 2025
The USTR policy mandates that 1% of U.S. LNG exports be carried on U.S.-flagged ships starting in…
TradeWinds: Opec disconnect: Poten & Partners asks if more oil on the water will translate to higher rates
August 11, 2025
What Opec says and what it does when it comes to production, quotas and exports are all…
Seatrade Maritime News: Tanker owners face stormy seas amid sanctions and tariff disruption
August 4, 2025
Meanwhile, the EU’s sanctions package and its move to sanction India’s Nagara Energy, part
Splash 247: Argentina rises on the global tanker map as shale exports surge
July 28, 2025
Argentina is poised to become a far more prominent fixture on the global crude oil shipping landscape,…
TradeWinds: US reaction to price cap crucial as EU tanker sanctions prove ineffective, broker says
July 21, 2025
The bloc announced sweeping new measures on Friday, including a lower and automatically re-adjusted price cap on…
