Gibson tanker report – Freight Squeezes Naphtha Arb
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A Middle East war has disrupted Asia’s naphtha market, where Gulf supplies normally account for more than half of imports. The report highlights freight costs as a constraint on the naphtha trade.
The war in the Middle East has upended Asia’s naphtha market. With the Gulf normally supplying over half of Asia’s imports, the March Source: GIBSON SHIPBROKERS LTD
Conflict Commodities Shipping naphtha Middle East war Asian imports Gulf supply freight costs oil products