Media Mentions

“Chinese shipowners are planning a new wave of tanker newbuildings at domestic yards to expand control of their country’s…

“Independent oil-trading giants Total Oil Trading SA (Totsa), Gunvor, Lukoil International Trading & Supply Co (Litasco), Addax and Mercuria…

“A surge in condensate supply combined with an expected long market for its main derivative naphtha are likely to…

“Shell has maintained its position as the top global spot charterer for clean petroleum products, according to data from…

“Wednesday ROCK-bottom freight rates for product tankers saw the number of clean fixtures on the spot market rise by…

“As a result of rising exports, Reliance became for the first time in 2009 one of the top 10…

“’The next stop could be upward pressure on time-charter rates and asset prices,’ New York-based Poten & Partners said…

“Last year was big for Trafigura and Mercuria on the chartering front. Mega-energy traders Trafigura and Mercuria “catapulted” into…

“Oil major Shell has emerged as the top charterer of dirty tankers in 2009, in a year when the…

“Shell had 691 reported fixtures in 2009, up five from 2008. The total number of reported spot market fixtures…

“Oil major Shell maintained its position as top spot charterer of dirty tankers in 2009, but Asian refiners dominated…

“ASIAN charterers dominated the list of VLCC charterers in 2009, according to research by Poten & Partners, the shipbroking…