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.
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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…
Lloyd’s List: Crude tankers firing on all cylinders as oil in transit soars
October 21, 2025
If prompt oil prices fall relative to future prices and a steep contango develops, encouraging storage in…
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…
North American LNG Market Outlook: Development and Investment Trends: Navigating Volatility and Growth
October 28, 2025
“Certainly, the Trump administration rescinding that and sending a signal that the DoE will process export authorizations…
Lloyd’s List: US ownership clause of Chinese port fees could cast ‘wide net’
October 12, 2025
The US port fees on Chinese-operated and Chinese-built ships have been dramatically watered-down versus the original proposal…
Seatrade Maritime News: US-listed owners to bear brunt of China port fee retaliation
October 11, 2025
China’s Ministry of Transport (MOT) has unveiled its response to the USTR’s fees for Chinese owned, operated…
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…
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…
