Clean Tankers Under Pressure Amid Persistent Conflicts

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Clean tanker demand shows divergent trends, with MR2 tankers holding steady demand levels post-conflict, while larger vessels LR2 experience consecutive losses, reaching dataset lows from April to August. The data highlights shifting dynamics in the shipping demand for petroleum products.

MR2 demand holds steady, LR2 at dataset lows Comparing post-conflict (March 2026) CPP tonne-miles against an uneventful 2019 baseline, the demand picture looks healthy for MR2s. Larger vessels have not fared as well, posting consecutive losses and a dataset low (-35% from 2025 average level) every month from April to August. This is mostly unsurprising, ...