crude tankers
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Legal issues
Nebraska high court decision win for Keystone pipeline
Trucking stands to gain, rail to lose if project moves forward.
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American Shipper
How time charters offer window on bulk shipping sentiment
Time-charter rates can offer a clearer view on future sentiment than headline-grabbing spot rates.
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Company earnings
Re-reading the IMO 2020 crude tanker tea leaves
As with product tanker rates, crude tanker rates show no sign yet of upside from IMO 2020 preparations.
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Energy
U.S. sanctions Chinese buyer of Iranian crude as tanker risks rise
The already dicey relationship between the U.S. and China could get even dicier after a new sanctions decision.
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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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Container
Ocean Rate Report: Bulker bosses explain freight price resurgence
Capesize owners were afraid to ballast to Brazil when a key Vale mine was closed. Now there are too few Capesizes in the Atlantic Basin,…
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Maritime
Ocean Rate Report: Tanker earnings jump after attacks
Geopolitical and trade tensions are having an increasing effect on shipping rates.
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Energy
Tanker attacks could lead to jump in crude oil shipping rates (with video)
Middle East tanker attacks could spur oil importers to bring forward purchases, increasing shipping demand.
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Energy
Crude supertanker rates could face ongoing capacity threat
Is a recovery near for VLCC crude tanker spot rates? Not yet, warns an an analyst at VesselsValue.
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