Highlights Naphtha, grains, LNG shipments delayed Jet fuel trade flows may increase Clean tanker freight supported Global shipping markets have been roiled by major disruptions after Hurricane Ida made landfall along the US Gulf Coast on Aug. 29, as shipments ranging from LNG and naphtha to grains and gasoil are delayed and refineries shut down temporarily, market participants said Aug. 31. Receive daily email alerts, subscriber notes & personalize your experience. Register Now Schedules for cargoes loading in LNG tankers, clean tankers and dry bulk carriers have been delayed and there is uncertainty over the revised schedules and eventual loadings because some of the berthing terminals have been heavily damaged, they said. “There is an arbitrage opportunity open for Asian jet fuel movement to the US and Europe for loading early next month,” a clean oil tanker broker said. At least eight LR2s have been recently contracted to load […]