Supply shuffle, floating barrels, and port fees pain points: How LPG, crude, products and freight will navigate winter

As winter approaches, global energy markets are in flux. In this episode of Liquid Currents, we unpack how shifting trade flows, swelling oil-on-water volumes, and rising port fees are shaping the outlook for LPG, crude, refined products, and freight.With the U.S. and Middle East vying for market share in Asia, price mechanisms are being rewritten as cargoes find new homes and trade routes adapt to regional demand patterns. Meanwhile, a surge in floating storage has raised alarms over potential oversupply — all while the market looks to China to absorb excess barrels.We’ll also examine how refinery restarts are keeping product markets buoyant, and what these developments mean for freight rates as the industry braces for a volatile Q4.