Shipping

The lack of ships in the U.S. still dictates how much or how little business actually gets done. Europe has been steady while Asias seen good demand f ...

SSY Base Oil Shipping Report

February 24, 2016

The lack of prompt space in the U.S. Gulf has been a major cause of frustration for traders. Demand in Asia is starting to escalate on some routes, wh ...

SSY Base Oil Shipping Report

February 17, 2016

Last weeks International Petroleum Week event took the wind out of the sails of the European market, while both Asia and the Americas succumbed to hol ...

SSY Base Oil Shipping Report

February 10, 2016

It has been another bull run out of the U.S. Gulf, with space so scarce that ships are starting to ballast long distances to participate. Europe has b ...

SSY Base Oil Shipping Report

February 3, 2016

Demand for vessel space on most routes out of the U.S. Gulf is very strong. Europe is steady this week, while Asia has seen a last minute flurry of fi ...

SSY Base Oil Shipping Report

January 27, 2016

The U.S. Gulf is active, with vessel space in short supply. Europe is not as busy as before, while Asia is tailing off in advance of the Chinese New Y ...

SSY Base Oil Shipping Report

January 20, 2016

Adrian Brown is away.

SSY Base Oil Shipping Report

January 13, 2016

It has been a much improved picture in terms of activity in the U.S. and to some extent in Europe. Asia is slower to restart after the holidays, held ...

The U.S. market topped both Europe and Asia in terms of activity recently, but none of the major shipping markets were actually that busy over the hol ...

SSY Base Oil Shipping Report

December 30, 2015

Adrian Brown is away.

SSY Base Oil Shipping Report

December 23, 2015

The U.S. is busy but little is being fixed due to a shortage of ships. Europe has quieted considerably after a busy couple of weeks, while Asia sees b ...

SSY Base Oil Shipping Report

December 16, 2015

Adrian Brown is away. Adrian Brown is a senior market analyst for chemicals and base oils with SSY Shipbrokers, London. Information about SSY can be f ...

SSY Base Oil Shipping Report

December 9, 2015

A perceptible tightening of space in Asia, Europe and the U.S. Gulf has transpired without fanfare – the market has even been perceived as quiet ...

SSY Base Oil Shipping Report

December 2, 2015

All the main markets in the U.S., Europe and Asia have moved up a notch to the extent that prompt space is becoming scarcer. Volumes are still not at ...

SSY Base Oil Shipping Report

November 25, 2015

Adrian Brown is away.

SSY Base Oil Shipping Report

November 18, 2015

Adrian Brown is away.

SSY Base Oil Shipping Report

November 11, 2015

It has all been rather slow this week. The U.S. Gulf is the region in which space is tightest and there is the most potential. Europe is strangely qui ...

SSY Base Oil Shipping Report

November 4, 2015

Asia continues to register a slight increase in new business. However, neither the U.S. nor Europe is as active as would normally be expected in Novem ...

SSY Base Oil Shipping Report

October 28, 2015

There has not been much change this week – Asia continues to slowly reactivate, Europe is stable but not as seasonally busy as usual, and the U. ...

SSY Base Oil Shipping Report

October 21, 2015

Asian markets have at last begun to perform a little better with a bit more cargo around. Europe has not changed greatly, with some routes more active ...