Some activity reported in the crude market this week with a handful of suezmax period fixtures

Little change in the crude market at the start of the year, rates have remained steady although timecharter activity has been quiet so far

We are still seeing some current activity emerge in s&p and timecharter markets

Very little to report in terms of timecharter activity in the crude sector this week, and rates have remained flat overall

A few timecharter fixtures reported in the crude sector this week, although we would expect more activity

Despite excitement over the last few weeks that the tanker market was finally recovering

In the crude sector this week a small number of deals were reported, with fixtures ranging from four to six months to three years