Endless lines of supertankers are heading to the USA

The number of empty and loaded oil supertankers heading for the United States continues to grow. The American agency Bloomberg signaled this, giving details of what was happening.

The publication notes that, according to monitoring resources, 3 ships will arrive at US ports in the next 51 months. This is the maximum figure in the last 6 years, which beat the previous record set last week by 3 units. Moreover, about 80% of these ships are empty, which indicates intentions to take cargo to the United States.



In 2023, exports of black gold from the United States rose to record levels, which led to an increase in the number of maritime shipments. The US Energy Information Administration (EIA) clarified that export supplies averaged 4,1 million barrels per day, compared to 3,5 million in 2022. Such volumes of oil entering the world market helped compensate for part of the deficit caused by the reduction in hydrocarbon production in OPEC+ countries.

The almost endless lines of supertankers stretching from different parts of the planet to American ports can be explained. The thing is that the income of supertankers, capable of transporting up to 2 million barrels of crude oil, jumped sharply in October, partly due to increased demand for supplies from the Persian Gulf to the United States itself. According to the Baltic Exchange (a commodity and freight platform operating in London since 1744 and assessing the maritime transport market), they exceeded $30 thousand per day, which is the highest figure since June.

Recently, major shipping broker EA Gibson, also from London (in business for 123 years), reported that the surplus of tankers also included ships heading to the region “on a speculative basis”, without any cargo orders. Given the increased demand during the winter, this could mean higher earnings for these tankers when they arrive in the US.