Vessel segment
Crude, product and chemical tankers moving petroleum, refined products and liquid chemicals.
Section coverage: Tankers
Alkagesta has posted record first-half 2026 revenue of $3.5 billion, supported by a 53% increase in trading volumes and strategic expansions into aviation fuel and increased storage capacity.
Alkagesta has gained access to the Argus Open Markets window for European biodiesel, HVO and UCO, enhancing its role in sustainable fuel price discovery.
Alkagesta’s August market analysis examines how stalled diplomatic efforts and record-low Rhine water levels are impacting global fuel availability and pricing.
Alkagesta has released its 1H 2026 Performance Update, highlighting a strategic entry into crude oil trading with two Suezmax cargoes and continued growth in its Singapore marine fuel distribution business.
Alkagesta has integrated EU Emissions Trading System allowances into its carbon trading portfolio, with plans to include the expanded ETS2 framework from 2028.
Alkagesta has been approved to participate in the Platts Market on Close assessment process for EMEA naphtha, a move that reflects the firm's growing commercial scale in European energy markets.
Trafigura has successfully completed its first crude oil export using the newly inaugurated Derivación pipeline in Argentina, a project designed to enhance logistical capacity from the Neuquén Basin.
An early start to the October loading programme gave crude tanker owners room to push rates higher on the benchmark eastbound route.
The additions bring the pool's medium-range fleet above 60 vessels amid continued demand for long-haul clean product voyages.
Cross-Mediterranean rates rose as a busy fixing window met a shorter list of prompt tonnage.
The sustainability-linked facility carries margin adjustments tied to fleet carbon intensity performance.
