LR2 demand grows despite 28% fall in clean product volumes
“During the first nine months of 2026, clean product volumes loaded on LR2 tankers fell 28% year-on-year following disruptions in the Strait of Hormuz. Despite the lower volumes, tonne-mile demand increased 2% year-on-year,” says Niels Rasmussen, Chief Shipping Analyst at BIMCO. LR2 product tankers loaded on average 2.1 million barrels per day (mbpd) of clean ...
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