Crude oil shipping
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American Shipper
How drone attacks impact shipping: crude tanker fallout
The drone attacks in Saudi Arabia are reverberating across the ocean shipping business. Part II: the impacts on the crude tanker segment.
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American Shipper
How a global recession could impact ocean shipping
The next global recession would have a different impact on ocean shipping markets than the 2008-09 financial crisis.
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Company earnings
Investors getting nervous about IMO 2020 tanker pitch
IMO 2020-driven refining activity and tanker demand appears to be materializing slower than previously expected.
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Maritime
More ‘black gold’ is winding its way down America’s rivers
Tank barges plying U.S. rivers are seeing higher rates as more petroleum is shipped.
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Maritime
Ocean Rate Report: Tanker rates adrift as Iran tensions simmer
This week, VLCC rates are going sideways, Capesize rates have reversed, and container shipping has yet to gain traction.
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Energy
Hormuz ‘clock’ ticks another minute closer to midnight
Geopolitical risks are escalating, increasing the risk for petroleum shipments transiting the Strait of Hormuz.
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Energy
Slowing growth in U.S. crude production could hit tanker rates
If U.S. crude output were to lose momentum, it would be felt by tanker owners much more so than before.
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Energy
Tanker shipping demand nightmare – fact of fiction?
Peak oil demand "lurks like a monster in the shadows," warns Stifel analyst Ben Nolan.
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Container
IMO 2020 prep is already hiking cost to ship cargo by sea (with video)
Research by Clarksons confirms acceleration of scrubber installations, reducing available ship capacity.
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Maritime
Ocean Rate Report: Suezmaxes spike, containers and LNG plateau
Suezmax tankers can carry half as much crude as VLCCs, but now command twice the VLCC rate.
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