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Tanker tonne-miles collapsed on routes to Japan and the West in 2020, says Poten

But negative impact partially offset by record-high Chinese crude imports

8 February 2021 11:54 GMT Updated 8 February 2021 11:55 GMT

By Max Tingyao Lin

in London

Dirty tanker trade saw largest falls in tonne-mile demand on routes to Japan, Europe and North America in 2020, according to a US-based broking house. Poten

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Tanker tonne-miles collapsed on routes to Japan and the West in 2020, says Poten