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USTR’s port fees have more bark than bite as exemptions minimise impact on oil/products fleet

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Apr 29, 2025

LNG Special Report: Geopolitical tensions, flex in EU storage directives and accelerating LNG supply growth ease the LNG market tightness

Northeast Asia’s LNG demand is weakening, shaped by reduced Chinese gas demand. While European LNG imports reached a record high…

Apr 25, 2025

New bunker regulations in the Mediterranean Sea disrupt traditional VLSFO usage

Structural changes in bunker demand are set to kick in with the International Maritime Organization (IMO) designating the Mediterranean Sea…

Apr 22, 2025

Saudi crude exports primed for uptick in May

Saudi crude exports are primed for growth in May as the Kingdom’s production quotas increase, coinciding with more aggressively discounted…

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January 16, 2025

US sanctions expected to tighten fleet…

We look at the implications of last week’s announcement of US sanctions on 155 tankers active in the Russia crude trade. Due to the…

January 14, 2025

Shandong’s ban on OFAC-sanctioned tankers put…

This blog explores the implications of Shandong’s shipping ban and the latest OFAC sanctions on teapot refiners' crude imports.

December 19, 2024

Middle East diesel supplies shifted from…

Middle Eastern diesel supplies were reshuffled towards the East, reducing the need to carry diesel on supertankers. However, Middle Eastern and Indian middle distillates…

December 17, 2024

US Gulf Coast clean products flood…

Clean product exports out of the US Gulf Coast are trending towards a record high in December, which we shall explore in this insight

December 12, 2024

Chinese teapots face challenges in securing…

This report outlines the latest crude flows and VLCC outlook, the progress of the SPR stockpile, and the impact of US tanker-specific sanctions on…

December 11, 2024

Atlantic Suezmax mini-rally to cool off…

Atlantic Suezmax rates found support in the start of this month, but increasing tonnage availability and a muted European demand will likely act as…

November 07, 2024

LR2s poised to benefit from structural…

As Europe’s refining landscape remains under pressure, we look at what this could mean for the clean tanker market.

October 31, 2024

Dirty freight in 2025: all eyes…

Relative to 2024, the crude import picture for both China and Europe is likely to change next year, with crucial implications on long-haul dirty…

October 16, 2024

Seaborne energy flows – is stagnation…

We look at seaborne energy arrivals on a product-by-product and wider shipping region basis. Observations for 2024 are overall negative, but there is a…

October 03, 2024

Special Freight Report: VLCC & Suezmax…

This report focuses on various aspects linked with the recent surge of dirty supertanker clean-ups; ranging from the specifics of the logistics, the profile…

October 01, 2024

Event Highlights: Innovation Series London 2024

Following on from successful events in Singapore, Houston and New York, Vortexa concludes the journey where it all began - iconic London, the flagship…

September 26, 2024

Supertanker clean-ups: Momentum could continue as…

In this blog we focus on the recent behaviours of supertankers as well as the drivers behind this trend.

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