Crude & refined trading
SHIPPING AS CRISIS MONITOR
What shipping and bunker markets tell us about the coronavirus outlook
The economic iceberg created by coronavirus lockdowns is clearly visible from the world of shipping. Cargo loads are at unparalleled lows in container ports. Sparse demand has squeezed the price gap between low and high sulphur fuel to a point where some shipowners say they will cancel their scrubber orders.
From this vantage point, the Inatech and S&P Global Platts special webinar on the coronavirus crisis provides unique context and forecasts from expert analysts and industry leaders on how markets are responding and how shipowners to bunker traders can track a path through the pandemic.
While volumes are down in major container ports as exports fall, the tanker market remains buoyant as vessels become floating storage for low-priced oil.
The webinar will assess:
- Container, dry bulk and tanker markets
- Global bunker fuel availability and regional variations
- How the virus is affecting shipping
- Tools and processes to help manage the crisis
Leading the webinar will be:
ALOK SHARMA
Senior Vice President
Inatech
A GLENCORE company
TAMARA SLEIMAN
Managing Editor
S&P Global Platts
EMEA Residual Fuel Oil
GEORGE GRIFFITHS
Editor
S&P Global Platts
Global Container Freight Market, Dry Bulk Shipping
STEVE HERBERT
Chief Operating Officer
ZR Energy DMCC
ABOUT INATECH
Inatech is a leading global provider of intelligent cloud ETRM and fuel management software to the physical oil trading and marine industries.
Inatech, part of Glencore’s oil division, combines best-of-breed cloud technologies with its in depth industry expertise to enable companies to integrate, automate and optimize business processes, driving efficiency and revenue growth. Clients benefit from an international delivery model that promotes the competitive edge needed to thrive in today’s dynamic markets.
ABOUT S&P GLOBAL PLATTS
At S&P Global Platts, we provide the market insights so you can make better informed trading and business decisions. We’re the leading independent provider of information and benchmark prices for the commodities and energy markets. Customers in over 190 countries look to our expertise in news, pricing and analytics to deliver greater transparency and efficiency to markets. S&P Global Platts coverage includes oil and gas, power, petrochemicals, metals, agriculture and shipping.
S&P Global Platts is a division of S&P Global (NYSE: SPGI), which provides essential intelligence for individuals, companies and governments to make decisions with confidence
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