Large chemical tankers will be squeezed in 2018

Several Asian nations are becoming more self-sufficient in chemical products, and paired with excess tonnage, this will weaken the market for large vessels on the long-haul routes this year, assesses Drewry.
Photo: Odfjell
Photo: Odfjell

Prospects for chemical vessels – particularly the largest ships in the sector on the long-haul services – look bleak, states Drewry in a new analysis.

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