Mary Melton - Vortexa

Mary Melton

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Mary Melton

Mary analyses the crude and clean tanker markets in the Atlantic and Pacific Basins for Vortexa reports, market briefings and insight pieces. She is involved in data quality projects and product improvement initiatives for our freight analytics suite. Mary also researches the composition and behaviour of the fleet employed in the Russian oil trade.

Mary holds a BA in history from Clemson University and an MSc in International Development from the University of Edinburgh.

Interests:

Refinery maintenance and how it impacts both the energy and freight markets
Atlantic Basin clean tanker markets
Russian oil trade fleets

Latest blogs

November 07, 2024

LR2s poised to benefit from structural…

As Europe’s refining landscape remains under pressure, we look at what this could mean for the clean tanker market.

Is a supply-side shift underway for…

In this insight, we explore the recent volatility in US Gulf MR freight rates, where supply-side factors have had the upper hand over strong…

Tankers leave the Russian CPP trade:…

Following declining product exports after Ukrainian strikes hit Russian refinery infrastructure, vessels are increasingly leaving the Russian CPP trade and heading to other markets.

February 29, 2024

Urals fleet constraints more likely as…

An exodus of EU-operated vessels and an overall shrinking in fleet size points to increased capacity restraints for the fleet carrying Russian Urals.