October 11, 2024 16:33 GMT
FREIGHT: Mideast Tanker Surplus Shrinks
FREIGHT
An excess of supertankers in the Middle East compared with crude cargoes for the next 30 days shrank to 20%, according to Bloomberg sources. This is down from 24% last week.
- The average for the past 12 months is 24%.
- A source told Bloomberg that winter demand is continuing to support flows, with the Oct. 21-31 period largely fixed.
- New refineries like Shandong’s 400k b/d Yulong petrochemical plant also bolsters the outlook for the coming months.
- Earnings on the benchmark ME-China route were $32,918, according to Bloomberg citing Baltic Exchange data.
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