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Overview With a considerable number of crude tankers believed to be engaging in shadow trading, the segment is currently facing an abnormal situation, which requires fresh data interpretation to illustrate…

In our 2022 Product Tanker Outlook, we noted the very difficult year clean tankers endured in 2021 as a demand recovery for refined products failed to appear. But 2022 was…

Ever since hitting an anticipated cyclical bottom back in 2018, the LPG shipping market has witnessed consistent progress highlighted by steady market demand which has slightly outpaced new vessel capacity.…

In theory, Europe's energy diversification away from Russia was widely agreed upon over a decade ago, however, the continent has only become more dependent on them over that time. But…

With some nations now imposing sanctions on Russian owned vessels it seems like an opportune moment to examine Russia’s contribution to the global fleet and which segments would be hit…

In our Value Investor’s Edge 2022 Dry Bulk Outlook we noted that China was set to erase steel output cut requirements in its 2022 decarbonization policy. In 2021, it was this policy, coupled…

The Efficiency Existing Ship Index or EEXI will come into effect in 2023. At its core, the EEXI represents the application of the Energy Efficiency Design Index or EEDI to existing ships…

When it comes to current market conditions, I’ve often described owners as reactionary and have very seldom been proven wrong. But in the crude tanker segment an interesting development is…

Containers and dry bulk have commanded the lion’s share of attention in 2021, but what may be lost in all this is that the LNG shipping trade is on track…