As we enter the start of driving season for the Atlantic Basin, we have already seen refined product cracks rise to historical highs in both the US and Asia markets which have boosted global seaborne gasoline loadings to a 24-month record for March. Looking forward, high crude runs in a few selected regions could be the factor to cool gasoline cracks and refining margins somewhat.
This report brings together Windward intelligence and Vortexa data on maritime risk factors, dark movements, vessel specifics and cargo flows in a case study examining the risk posed to the global maritime fleet of association with the Venezuelan oil trade.