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ANALYSIS

Τanker arrivals at Med ports

Panamax/MR
Suezmax
Ηandysize Panamax/MR Suezmax
Ηandysize
200
Aframax/MR
Handymax/MR Aframax/MR
Handymax/MR
150
100

50

0

Spain Türkiye Italy Greece Egypt Morocco Algeria Libya

dwt. Of the 16,833 arrivals of tankers of and Algeria. Notably, only smaller-sized
this capacity, 67% took place at a port LNG carriers with a capacity of up to
in these countries. Regarding vessel 100,000 m3 had Italy as their destina-
sizes, most were smaller-sized: 66% tion.
were Handysizes, and 16% were Handy-
maxes/MRs. LPG carriers
In the second half of 2022, 2,200 LPG
LNG carriers carrier arrivals took place in Mediter-
Regarding LNG carrier arrivals, larger ranean ports, with the size distribu-
tonnage ships played a leading role, tion demonstrating that smaller LPG
demonstrating the market’s shift to carriers have a strong presence in the
larger-size vessels. Of the 870 LNG Mediterranean: 57% of LPG carrier port
carrier arrivals at Mediterranean ports, arrivals involved vessels of up to 15,000
569 were LNG carriers with a capacity m3 capacity, while 18% were of 15,000-
exceeding 140,000 m3. 26,000 m3 capacity. In fact, Greece was
The destination of a significant percent- the destination of most LPG carriers of
age of these LNG carriers was Spain this size.

LNG Carrier arrivals at Med ports

Up to 100k cbm 140k cbm+
100k-140k cbm

200

150

100

50

0
Spain Algeria Türkiye Egypt Italy Greece

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