Emissions Trading: Hot Air or Wave of the Future?
Judging from the headlines, the European Union’s Emissions Trading System must be a roaring success, driving the replacement of…
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South Africa Poised to Join LNG Import Club
South Africa could soon join Argentina, Brazil and Chile in the southern hemisphere’s import club. The Petroleum, Oil and…
Maritime Authority Cracks Down On Sulfur Emissions
The International Maritime Organization’s Marine Environmental Protection Committee has approved stricter fuel standards to reduce emissions of sulfur oxides from…
Media Mentions
Riviera Maritime Media: Poten: changing Chinese import patterns scramble tanker trades
July 26, 2022
Chinese crude oil imports in June 2022 fell to a four-year low and…
TradeWinds News: VLCCs to benefit from China crude imports returning to growth, says Poten
July 25, 2022
VLCCs look set to benefit from a resumption in the growth of Chinese…
Hellenic Shipping News: US exports of crude oil and diesel are climbing even higher
July 20, 2022
Erik Broekhuizen, head of tanker research and consulting at Poten & Partners, noted…
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Tanker Opinions
The Other Exports
23 Mar 2018;
The rapid growth of U.S. crude oil production and (more recently) the rise of crude oil exports…
Looks Familiar?
16 Mar 2018;
The expression “history repeats itself” is very appropriate in the shipping markets. Seasonality and market cycles usually…
Favorable Winds Ahead
9-Mar-2018: The overall tone of “Oil 2018”, the latest IEA annual forecast of global oil demand, supply, refining and trade…
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Asphalt Weekly Monitor
8 Mar 2019
- East Coast retail asphalt prices mixed this week, with flux prices steady.
- Wholesale asphalt barge prices went…
Asphalt Weekly Monitor
1 Mar 2019
- East Coast retail asphalt and flux prices held steady for the week.
- Wholesale barge prices moved higher…
Asphalt Weekly Monitor
22 Feb 2019
- East Coast retail asphalt and flux prices were status quo this late-winter week.
- Wholesale barge prices continue…
