https://www.bloomberg.com/authors/AObzQWyLOAM/firat-kayakiran RSS for Node Wed, 29 Apr 2026 22:09:48 GMT https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2020-09-29/commodity-shipping-overcomes-covid-on-china-infrastructure-spend https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2020-09-29/commodity-shipping-overcomes-covid-on-china-infrastructure-spend Tue, 29 Sep 2020 07:31:03 GMT A bulk carrier cargo ship docks at an iron ore transfer center in Shanghai, China. Photographer: Qilai Shen/ https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2020-09-08/oil-glut-trade-on-the-brink-of-making-comeback-in-blow-for-opec https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2020-09-08/oil-glut-trade-on-the-brink-of-making-comeback-in-blow-for-opec Tue, 08 Sep 2020 11:42:36 GMT Thick black oil sits on the pipe work fitting of an oil pumping jack, also known as "nodding donkey" in an oilfield near Almetyevsk, Russia, on Sunday, Aug. 16, 2020. Oil fell below $42 a barrel in New York at the start of a week that will see OPEC+ gather to assess its supply deal as countries struggle to contain the virus that’s hurt economies and fuel demand globally. https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2020-07-01/commodity-freighters-are-shrugging-off-covid-19-for-now https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2020-07-01/commodity-freighters-are-shrugging-off-covid-19-for-now Wed, 01 Jul 2020 15:20:51 GMT A fishing boat sails past a container ship at the Buenaventura Port in Buenaventura, Colombia, on Friday, Sept. 18, 2015. Colombia's economy expanded more than expected in the second quarter, as a boom in the construction industry prevented a deeper slowdown in the broader economy amid falling commodities prices. Photographer: Mariana Greif Etchebehere/ https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2020-06-28/goodbye-bonanza-oil-trade https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2020-06-28/goodbye-bonanza-oil-trade Sun, 28 Jun 2020 06:00:00 GMT Stacks of U.S. $100 bills are arranged for a photograph in New York, U.S., on Thursday, Feb. 7, 2013. The U.S. dollar advanced in trading today to the highest in almost three weeks against a basket of major currencies. Photographer: Scott Eells https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2020-05-29/china-s-oil-thirst-draws-an-armada-with-virus-recovery-under-way https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2020-05-29/china-s-oil-thirst-draws-an-armada-with-virus-recovery-under-way Fri, 29 May 2020 15:45:04 GMT The crude oil tanker 'Devon' sails through the Persian Gulf towards Kharq Island to transport crude oil to export markets in the Persian Gulf, Iran, on Friday, March 23, 2018. Geopolitical risk is creeping back into the crude oil market. Photographer: Ali Mohammadi/Bloomberg https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2020-05-15/china-s-splurge-on-dirt-cheap-crude-revealed-in-tanker-movements https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2020-05-15/china-s-splurge-on-dirt-cheap-crude-revealed-in-tanker-movements Fri, 15 May 2020 12:28:31 GMT The crude oil tanker 'Devon' sails through the Persian Gulf towards Kharq Island to transport crude oil to export markets in the Persian Gulf, Iran, on Friday, March 23, 2018. Geopolitical risk is creeping back into the crude oil market. https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2020-05-06/oil-tankers-drag-out-sailing-time-with-ports-clogged-and-glutted https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2020-05-06/oil-tankers-drag-out-sailing-time-with-ports-clogged-and-glutted Wed, 06 May 2020 23:01:00 GMT Oil tankers are seen anchored in the Pacific Ocean as the sun sets in this aerial photograph taken above Long Beach, California, U.S., on Friday, May 1, 2020. The volume of oil on vessels located just offshore the state peaked at 26 million barrels over the weekend, about a quarter of the world's daily consumption, before dropping to 22 million barrels on Monday, according to Paris-based Kpler SAS, which tracks tanker traffic. https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2020-04-30/as-oil-tanker-rates-dive-before-opec-cuts-owners-stay-bullish https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2020-04-30/as-oil-tanker-rates-dive-before-opec-cuts-owners-stay-bullish Thu, 30 Apr 2020 23:00:00 GMT Shipping vessels and oil tankers sit anchored in the Pacific Ocean outside the Port of Long Beach and Port of Los Angeles as seen from Signal Hill, California, U.S., on Friday, April 24, 2020. Oil tankers carrying enough crude to satisfy 20% of the world’s daily consumption are gathered off California’s coast with nowhere to go as fuel demand collapses. Photographer: Patrick T. Fallon/Bloomberg https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2020-04-23/the-latest-sign-of-an-oil-glut-surging-sea-freight-for-gasoline https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2020-04-23/the-latest-sign-of-an-oil-glut-surging-sea-freight-for-gasoline Thu, 23 Apr 2020 10:37:14 GMT https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2020-03-27/oil-glut-is-filling-ocean-tankers-at-record-pace-frontline-says https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2020-03-27/oil-glut-is-filling-ocean-tankers-at-record-pace-frontline-says Fri, 27 Mar 2020 10:57:48 GMT https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2020-03-18/the-oil-floating-storage-trade-is-on-after-crude-s-latest-tumble https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2020-03-18/the-oil-floating-storage-trade-is-on-after-crude-s-latest-tumble Wed, 18 Mar 2020 17:49:06 GMT https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2020-03-16/oil-supertankers-fetch-astronomical-rates-with-vessels-scarce https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2020-03-16/oil-supertankers-fetch-astronomical-rates-with-vessels-scarce Mon, 16 Mar 2020 16:19:59 GMT https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2020-03-13/saudis-send-oil-tanker-rates-soaring-with-huge-booking-spree https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2020-03-13/saudis-send-oil-tanker-rates-soaring-with-huge-booking-spree Fri, 13 Mar 2020 16:33:57 GMT EGYPT - DECEMBER 06: The Gemini Star oil tanker, owned by Vela International Marine, a subsidiary of Saudi Aramco, offloads into a single buoy mooring at the start of the Sumed pipeline in the Gulf of Suez, near the port of Ain Sukhna, Egypt, on Thursday, Dec. 6, 2007. Arab Petroleum Pipelines Co., a joint venture between state-owned companies from Egypt, Saudi Arabia, Kuwait, the United Arab Emirates and Qatar, runs the crude-oil pipeline, which bypasses the 101-mile Suez Canal between the Red and Mediterranean seas, reducing congestion on the waterway. (Photo by Dana Smillie/Bloomberg via Getty Images) Photographer: Bloomberg/Bloomberg https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2020-03-12/jet-fuel-demand-obliterated-as-trump-ban-deepens-market-gloom https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2020-03-12/jet-fuel-demand-obliterated-as-trump-ban-deepens-market-gloom Thu, 12 Mar 2020 13:06:46 GMT A worker connects a fuel hose to an airplane. Photographer: Krisztian Bocsi/Bloomberg https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2020-03-11/saudi-russia-oil-price-war-stokes-tanker-rates-as-ships-needed https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2020-03-11/saudi-russia-oil-price-war-stokes-tanker-rates-as-ships-needed Wed, 11 Mar 2020 16:37:14 GMT The 'Xin Run Yang' oil tanker, operated by Cosco Shipping Holdings Co., rides its mooring while being loaded with crude oil near Saudi Aramco's Ras Tanura oil refinery, in Ras Tanura, Saudi Arabia, on Wednesday, Oct. 3, 2018. Saudi Aramco aims to become a global refiner and chemical maker, seeking to profit from parts of the oil industry where demand is growing the fastest while also underpinning the kingdom’s economic diversification. https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2020-03-10/saudis-make-rare-supertanker-bookings-to-carry-flood-of-oil https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2020-03-10/saudis-make-rare-supertanker-bookings-to-carry-flood-of-oil Tue, 10 Mar 2020 15:51:31 GMT https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2020-02-10/shipping-is-getting-smashed-by-coronavirus-in-more-ways-than-one https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2020-02-10/shipping-is-getting-smashed-by-coronavirus-in-more-ways-than-one Mon, 10 Feb 2020 00:00:00 GMT The Orient Overseas Container Line's (OOCL) Hong Kong container ship sits anchored dockside at the Port of Felixstowe Ltd., a subsidiary of CK Hutchison Holdings Ltd., in Felixstowe, U.K., on Thursday, Nov. 21, 2019. Across British industry, Brexit remains a dirty word—unless you're a customs agent. Photographer: Chris Ratcliffe/Bloomberg https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2020-01-22/maersk-jacks-up-fuel-levy-as-shipping-s-biggest-expense-spirals https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2020-01-22/maersk-jacks-up-fuel-levy-as-shipping-s-biggest-expense-spirals Wed, 22 Jan 2020 15:52:51 GMT Shipping containers sit stacked on the Maersk Edinburgh cargo ship at the APM shipping terminal in the Port of Los Angeles in Los Angeles, California, U.S., on Tuesday, May 7, 2019. The terminal has ordered an electric, automated carrier from Finnish manufacturer Kalmar, part of the Cargotec Corp., that can fulfill the functions of three kinds of manned diesel vehicles: a crane, top-loader and truck. https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2020-01-20/-snake-oil-goes-mainstream-as-shippers-grapple-with-fuel-shift https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2020-01-20/-snake-oil-goes-mainstream-as-shippers-grapple-with-fuel-shift Mon, 20 Jan 2020 00:00:00 GMT https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2020-01-03/shipping-risk-to-rise-in-middle-east-amid-u-s-iran-tensions https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2020-01-03/shipping-risk-to-rise-in-middle-east-amid-u-s-iran-tensions Fri, 03 Jan 2020 13:37:01 GMT The crude oil tanker 'Devon' sails through the Persian Gulf towards Kharq Island to transport crude oil to export markets in the Persian Gulf, Iran, on Friday, March 23, 2018. Geopolitical risk is creeping back into the crude oil market. Photographer: Ali Mohammadi/Bloomberg