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Aframaxes Being Pushed Towards Clean Trade: Kpler

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Around 15-35 Aframaxes could be switching to clean trade in the coming months according to Kpler.

  • The switch is being driven by record high LR2 productivity and Aframax weakness.
  • The earnings spread between LR2s trading clean products and Aframaxes carrying crude and fuel oil hit $60,000/day last week, a record high according to Kpler.
  • The crisis in the Red Sea continues to impact global trade, with tanker transits falling to 10 per day (7DMA), a new low since the Houthi’s first began attacking ships in November.
  • Longer voyages are being driven by the Red Sea disruption, lifting LR2 ton-miles to a 10-month high.




Source: Kpler

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