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The newly built VLCC tanker Maran Aphrodite discharged part of its diesel cargo via ship-to-ship (STS) transfer offshore Malta. Vortexa data shows that the Histria Crown moved off from the Maran Aphrodite on 19 June, although the tankers have yet to update their draught levels post-STS operation. Provisional shipping fixtures showed Total placing the Histria Crown on subjects to load around 30,000t of clean product via STS transfer from Malta during mid-June, for delivery to Naples. The ta...

Around 360,000t of US-loaded gasoil, mostly diesel, is estimated to have arrived in Europe in week 23, the highest volume since early November. Vortexa data show imports of US diesel into Europe, including the Mediterranean, have been rising as seasonal spring US Gulf coast refinery maintenance work comes to an end. Europe’s increased US gasoil intake on 4-10 June boosted its overall imports, which rose by around 10pc on a four-week rolling average basis. More than 200,000t of US gaso...

India’s jet fuel exports to ARA rose sharply in May compared with prior months, offsetting a drop that month in flows to other European customers, including France and Italy. Four long range (LR) tankers that loaded jet fuel­­ from India in May either arrived at ARA ports or are currently heading there, in what is a sharp rise in volume along this arbitrage route in comparison with previous months. Tanker arrivals have boosted jet fuel stocks in the ARA region, easing the impact of tig...