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The Tanker Tonne-Mile Story
The war in Iran has had a huge impact on tanker trading patterns, with varying implications for tonne-miles across different sectors and sizebands...
Mind the Macro
UK Gilt Yields Soar, Gulf Deadlock Deepens, and Container Rates Diverge
This edition covers the UK's economic challenges and EU reset talks, escalating US-Iran tensions impacting oil and LNG markets, Indonesia's coal-reliant industrial growth, and diverging container spot rates.
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Tanker Fleet Overview - August 2026
Interest in product tankers is again on the rise, indicating even greater fleet growth in coming years.
Tanker Fleet Overview - July 2026
The surge in interest for crude oil tanker newbuildings has resulted in an orderbook that, at first glance, appears intimidating...
Tanker Fleet Overview - June 2026
Delivery and order counts both fell on the month, but the year is still set to see unprecedent fleet growth.
Tanker Fleet Overview - April 2026
March ensured that this year's delivery and demolition figures exceeded those of the first quarter of last year, but newbuilding orders experienced a decline.
Tanker Fleet Overview - March 2026
More new tankers hit the water last month, while newbuilding activity seemingly slowed.
Tanker Fleet Overview - February 2026
A monthly snapshot of the global tanker fleet, comprising the latest deliveries, demolitions and orders, as well as a summary of the current orderbook.
Tanker Fleet Overview – January 2026
January 2026 Tanker Fleet Chartbook: 669.7 Mn DWT across 5,746 vessels, 917 on order (17.9% of fleet), 2.3% growth in 2025, avg age 14.3 years, size‑band data.
Tanker Fleet Overview – December 2025
December 2025 Tanker Fleet Chartbook provides a view of global tanker capacity, orderbook, deliveries, scheduled arrivals, demolitions and newbuilding activity.