Gibson Tanker Report – Week 23,2021

With the summer holiday season nearly upon us, attention turns to the state of the jet fuel market as it contends with the opposing forces of rising demand and ongoing Covid-19 travel restrictions. IATA estimates that global air traffic in March 2021 was down 87.8% compared to 2019 showing the extent of the pandemic on aviation.

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Source: Gibson Shipbrokers Ltd 

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Gibson Tanker Report – All Eyes on India

In April 2021 World Economic Outlook, the International Monetary Fund (IMF) lifted global economic growth projections for 2021 and 2022 by 0.8% and 0.2% to 6% and 4.4% respectively due to the anticipated vaccine-driven recovery in the 2nd half of this year and additional fiscal support in some major economies, most notably the $1.9 new fiscal package in the US. In line with the IMF projections, the International Energy Agency (IEA) also revised upwards its expectations for world oil demand...

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27 LNG Fuelled Ships Ordered So Far This Year

Since the start of the year, there have been 27 LNG-fuelled vessels
ordered, according to a recent market insight from Gibson Shipbrokers, reports offshore energy.

Current Orderbook

Of these, 14 have been tankers, nine have been container vessels, two general cargo, and PCCs respectively. The vessels will be built through to 2024.

Furthermore, IMO figures show that the current orderbook for LNG-fuelled vessels stands at over 130 ships.

Industry Belief

The ordering trend supports the industry belief...

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Growing Optimism in Tanker Market

With oil prices taking a turn upwards and demand expected to pick in the second half of the year, shipbrokers are examining whether this trend is a sign of a more bullish market ahead, which could benefit tankers as well, reports Gibson shipbrokers ltd.

Robust oil demand

In its latest weekly report, shipbroker Gibson said that oil prices are back above $60/bbl, their highest level since January 2020, before the Wuhan lockdown.

The report added, “In normal times rising prices typically suggest...

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