Cyprus Deems Second Bid Round A Success
Despite saber-rattling from Turkey, a host of bidders responded to the recent offshore licensing round held in Cyprus. Nicosia…
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Poten Report: Charter Rates Rise On Tight Availability
An extremely tight LNG shipping market with “zero structural availability” has driven charter rates to record levels over $100,000…
Brazil Hikes LNG Imports On Southern Drought
Brazil is back in the spot market after a relatively quiet 2011, with recent buying activity from state-owned Petrobras…
Media Mentions
TradeWinds News: Bimco: Tanker rates looking solid in 2023
September 12, 2022
Poten & Partners said the main beneficiary of Europe replacing Russian oil has…
Freight Waves: Shipping’s China syndrome: Demand sinks across multiple cargo markets
September 9, 2022
According to Poten & Partners, Chinese crude imports grew rapidly from 4.1 million…
TradeWinds News: Poten says low orderbook could shield tanker recovery from recession ‘fallout’
August 30, 2022
US shipbroker Poten & Partners believes the tanker sector may be better placed…
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Tanker Opinions
Repositioning “Empties”
14 December 2018: One of the challenges in the container shipping industry is the need to reposition empty containers (“empties”)…
A Deal Is Done
7 Dec 2018;
It is December and another OPEC production cut is around the corner. The latest reports from Vienna…
Worldscale’s (Not So) Flat Rates
30 November 2018: Worldscale is preparing to release its new flat rates for 2019. Just like last year, and for…
LNG & Natural Gas Opinions
Weekly Asphalt Headlines
Asphalt Weekly Monitor
1 Nov 2019
- East Coast retail asphalt prices were mostly lower for the week. Flux prices were flat.
- Asphalt barge…
Asphalt Weekly Monitor
25 Oct 2019
- East Coast retail asphalt prices were unchanged for the week. Flux prices were static.
- Asphalt barge and…
Asphalt Weekly Monitor
18 Oct 2019
- East Coast retail asphalt prices steady, but ease in some Florida areas – flux pricing flat.
- Asphalt…
