--- title: Floating storage demand signals short-term boost description: "Rising inventories prompt buyers to favor floating storage\n\nForecasts indicate a significant increase in global oil inventories over the coming quarters, with the EIA projecting builds of 2.3 million barrels per day.\n\n\nIf onshore storage capacity tightens, buyers may once again turn to floating storage, as seen in 2020. At that time, up to 11% of the tanker fleet was employed for storage, driving VLCC spot rates to historic highs.\n\nPositive impact expected for tanker earnings" image: https://blog.maritimefinance.ch/hubfs/W38_article_2.jpg --- [![EMF](https://blog.maritimefinance.ch/hubfs/Maritime_Finance_April2024/images/EMF.png)](https://maritimefinance.ch/fr) - [ABOUT](https://maritimefinance.ch/about-us/) - [OUR FLEET](https://maritimefinance.ch/our-fleet/) - [PAST PERFORMANCE](https://maritimefinance.ch/past-performance/) - [INVESTMENTS](https://maritimefinance.ch/investments/) - [MARKET NEWS](https://blog.maritimefinance.ch/en/marketreportweekly) - [GLOBAL NEWS](https://maritimefinance.ch/global-news/) - [CONTACT US](https://maritimefinance.ch/contact-us/) - [ABOUT](https://maritimefinance.ch/about-us/) - [OUR FLEET](https://maritimefinance.ch/our-fleet/) - [PAST PERFORMANCE](https://maritimefinance.ch/past-performance/) - [INVESTMENTS](https://maritimefinance.ch/investments/) - [MARKET NEWS](https://blog.maritimefinance.ch/en/marketreportweekly) - [GLOBAL NEWS](https://maritimefinance.ch/global-news/) - [CONTACT US](https://maritimefinance.ch/contact-us/) [![fr_FR](https://blog.maritimefinance.ch/hubfs/Maritime_Finance_April2024/images/fr_FR.png)](https://blog.maritimefinance.ch/marketreportweekly?hsLang=en) [![en_GB](https://blog.maritimefinance.ch/hubfs/Maritime_Finance_April2024/images/en_GB.png)](https://blog.maritimefinance.ch/en/marketreportweekly) [![fr_FR](https://blog.maritimefinance.ch/hubfs/Maritime_Finance_April2024/images/fr_FR.png)](https://blog.maritimefinance.ch/marketreportweekly?hsLang=en) ![Floating storage demand signals short-term boost](https://blog.maritimefinance.ch/hubfs/W38_article_2.jpg) # Floating storage demand signals short-term boost - Home - [blog](https://blog.maritimefinance.ch/en/marketreportweekly) - Floating storage demand signals short-term boost 09/23/2025 [Market update](https://blog.maritimefinance.ch/en/marketreportweekly/tag/market-update) **![W38_article_2](https://blog.maritimefinance.ch/hs-fs/hubfs/W38_article_2.jpg?width=1200&height=772&name=W38_article_2.jpg)** **Rising inventories prompt buyers to favor floating storage** Forecasts indicate a significant increase in global oil inventories over the coming quarters, with the EIA projecting builds of 2.3 million barrels per day. If onshore storage capacity tightens, buyers may once again turn to floating storage, as seen in 2020. At that time, up to 11% of the tanker fleet was employed for storage, driving VLCC spot rates to historic highs. **Positive impact expected for tanker earnings** According to Clarksons, every 100 million barrels placed in floating storage absorbs 2% of the global tanker fleet. Even if demand is centered on VLCCs, the reduction in overall vessel availability supports earnings across the broader market. With fundamentals already tight, analysts believe that storage demand could generate significant short-term upside and further extend the current period of elevated returns. *Sources: Clarksons, EIA, IEA, and TradeWinds* --- #### Tag: [Market update](https://blog.maritimefinance.ch/en/marketreportweekly/tag/market-update) #### Share: - [Follow us on Facebook](http://www.facebook.com/share.php?u=https://blog.maritimefinance.ch/en/marketreportweekly/floating-storage-demand-signals-short-term-boost) - [Follow us on Twitter](https://twitter.com/intent/tweet?url=https://blog.maritimefinance.ch/en/marketreportweekly/floating-storage-demand-signals-short-term-boost&text=Floating%20storage%20demand%20signals%20short-term%20boost) - [Follow us on Linkedin](http://www.linkedin.com/shareArticle?mini=true&url=https://blog.maritimefinance.ch/en/marketreportweekly/floating-storage-demand-signals-short-term-boost) - [Follow us on Pinterest](http://pinterest.com/pin/create/button/?url=https://blog.maritimefinance.ch/en/marketreportweekly/floating-storage-demand-signals-short-term-boost&text=Floating%20storage%20demand%20signals%20short-term%20boostdescription=Rising%20inventories%20prompt%20buyers%20to%20favor%20floating%20storage%20Forecasts%20indicate%20a%20significant%20increase%20in%20global%20oil%20inventories%20over%20the%20coming%20quarters,%20with[...]&media=https://143789414.fs1.hubspotusercontent-eu1.net/hubfs/143789414/W38_article_2.jpg) --- #### [US and China clash over Russian oil Previous Post](https://blog.maritimefinance.ch/en/marketreportweekly/linde-est-sur-le-point-de-d%C3%A9passer-la-chine-en-mati%C3%A8re-de-croissance-de-la-demande-p%C3%A9troli%C3%A8re?hsLang=en) #### [Notable optimism heading into Q4 Next Post](https://blog.maritimefinance.ch/en/marketreportweekly/notable-optimism-heading-into-q4?hsLang=en) --- ## Related Posts It is a long established fact that a reader will be distracted by the readable content of a page when looking at its layout. 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