Shipping

The past couple of weeks have seen a wave of chemical cargoes fixed to Asia, with material from the U.S. Gulf, Europe and Middle East. The United Stat ...

Whereas most long-haul routes enjoyed another productive week, the same cannot be said for most coastal routes, with the exception of the United State ...

SSY Base Oil Shipping Report

February 25, 2009

It has been another week of growth in the chemical/parcels markets with more ships fixed ahead, causing the pool of prompt positions to shrink just a ...

SSY Base Oil Shipping Report

February 4, 2009

Some regions have registered a slight increase in the amount of new business quoted. The drivers for the change appear to be a certain amount of stock ...

SSY Base Oil Shipping Report

January 28, 2009

Shipping markets worldwide continue to struggle with a lack of demand. There have been bright spots, such as Transatlantic, and more business quoted f ...

SSY Base Oil Shipping Report

January 14, 2009

The mood of the market is still generally downbeat. A substantial number of tankers of all sizes have no employment, or are very close to becoming ope ...

A two-month ordeal for the crew and owners of a hijacked tanker ship, whose cargo included naphthenic base oils bound for India from the U.S. Gulf Coa ...