Platts - podcast: Tanker markets bear the brunt of the economic slowdown

Growing oil stocks and products inventories around the world, as well as an influx of new-build ships, have brought hard times to the tanker markets. Platts' Elza Turner, editor for the tanker wires, and Rob Sheridan, editor on the middle distillates desk, discuss in detail how the weak demand for crude and products impact the shipping markets; the temporary reliefs offered by the floating...