Tanker fixtures up in January, rates start picking up but trend seen shortlived

Sat, 11 Feb 2012 00:00:24 GMT

In its latest report for the month of January, issued late this week, OPEC said that global fixtures increased by 15.6% in January, compared with the previous month. OPEC spot fixtures were up by 1.7 mb/d, or 16%, and averaged 12.4 mb/d, according to preliminary data. The gain in OPEC fixtures received support outside the Middle East. Fixtures from the Middle East averaged 12.4 mb/d in January, wh...

Hellenic Shipping News Worldwide, Tanker fixtures up in January, rates start picking up but trend seen shortlived

Tanker fixtures up in January, rates start picking up but trend seen shortlived