In search of shipping’s next supercycle: Are tankers next?

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There have been two historic shipping booms since the turn of the century. Could a third be around...

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How decarbonization backfired, slowing tanker building to trickle

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The drive to decarbonize shipping looks like it’s about to pay off in a big way — not for the...

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Crude shipping revs up; supertanker rates top $100,000 a day

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Spot rates for very large crude carriers (VLCCs) — tankers that carry 2 million barrels of oil —...

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The rise of crude tanker ‘cannibals’ in wake of Russia-Ukraine war

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The Ukraine-Russia war has rerouted crude tanker flows over the past year, equating to higher...

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One year later: How Ukraine-Russia war reshaped ocean shipping

chart showing tankers volumes

“It’s like when you were a little kid and played a game where you laid siege to a castle and you surrounded it, trying to starve the people out. But in this siege — Russian sanctions — half the castle has been left unsurrounded. They can just open the doors and get resupplied with food and trade every day,” said Robert Bugbee, president of Scorpio Tankers (NYSE: STNG).

One year ago, Russia invaded Ukraine. Bugbee’s comments, delivered at the Norwegian-Hellenic Chambers of Commerce shipping...

https://www.freightwaves.com/news/one-year-later-how-ukraine-russia-war-reshaped-ocean-shipping

Welcome to the dark side: The rise of tanker shipping’s ‘shadow fleet’

The European Union and G-7 nations, together with Australia and Japan, implemented sanctions against Russian refined products exports Feb. 5. Restrictions on Russian crude exports began Dec. 5. The system was designed to keep Russian cargo flowing — and it’s definitely still flowing.

“We see no indication that Russia will have to cut back its exports of crude or refined products,” said David Wech, chief economist of Vortexa, during a presentation Thursday.

And despite predictions to the contrary,...

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Tanker shipping consolidation saga watched ‘like it’s Netflix’

Take a fleet of tankers, add a high-stakes merger plan, mix in a big personality or two and season with founding-family pride. It’s a time-honored recipe for the kind of messy business disputes that give tanker shipping its colorful reputation.

Today’s three-way fracas involving tanker owner Euronav (NYSE: EURN) — with Frontline (NYSE: FRO) on one side, Belgium’s Saverys family on the other and Euronav’s management and board in the middle — is just the latest in a long line of tanker...

https://www.freightwaves.com/news/tanker-shipping-consolidation-saga-watched-like-its-netflix

Sanctions effect begins: Crude tankers forced onto longer voyages

Tanker investors have been getting cold feet this winter. Spot rates are down sharply from November and stocks are off earlier highs. Yet the bullish tanker thesis — war-induced trade inefficiencies, post-COVID reopening, new vessel capacity that’s about to fall off a cliff — hasn’t changed.

After spot rates “began to ease from highs that were completely unsustainable” came “the predictable selloff in the equities,” said Evercore ISI analyst Jon Chappell in a research note on Friday.

“We’ve been...

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Crude tanker rates down double digits after Russia sanctions debut

charts showing crude tanker rates

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The EU ban on Russian seaborne crude imports went into effect a month ago. This market-altering...

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Could Russia sanctions work in practice even if they fail on paper?

The European Union’s ban on seaborne imports of Russian crude goes into effect on Monday. As of Thursday, the G-7 and EU price caps meant to complement that ban had still not been finalized. 

Western sanctions are designed to curb Russian profits while simultaneously keeping global markets supplied with petroleum. 

On paper, what has transpired to date looks like a convoluted, naively designed and messy fiasco. In practice, the plan might work, at least partially — though not the way you’d think...

https://www.freightwaves.com/news/how-russia-sanctions-could-work-in-practice-even-if-they-dont-on-paper