Weight of Freight: Evolving Black Sea freight market

Author Argus

In this podcast, Argus’ crude tanker expert Matt Mitchell discusses the impact of Urals prices breaching the EU/G7-established cap on tanker freight and the result of the drone strikes on Black Sea freight.

And deputy editor John Ollett will cover the new destinations for Russian products and how the MR market is evolving to accommodate the new trading patterns. The pair will also discuss what steps insurers might take to mitigate the new risks and the outlook for both clean and crude Black Sea freight.

 

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