Consultancy & Research

Consultancy and research are central to our services. We provide our brokers and their clients with independent, forward thinking market research and analysis to enable informed decision making.

Our team of analysts make sense of the huge volumes of data circulating in the market providing insight into complex issues, reacting to changes in supply, demand and geopolitics.

Consultancy & Research in numbers

50k

Ocean going cargo vessels in operation

10k+

Number of shipowners

74m

Barrels per day 2024 seaborne oil flows

Key Consultancy & Research services

Supply & Demand Forecasts

Our in house forecasting models take account of macroeconomic and trade developments to give an unbiased long term view of market fundamentals. We produce bespoke forecasts which account for specific client needs.

Future Fuel, Decarbonisation & Regulation

We help clients understand the regulatory landscape and advise on solutions to comply with regulation and meet their decarbonisation strategy.

Data Services

Our diverse maritime data sets range from vessel supply and specifications data, to market related fixture and freight rate information. We provide data in a range of formats including as an API.

Consulting & Advisory

Our team provide bespoke consulting services which leverage the in house expertise of Gibson’s brokers and analysts. We provide feasibility studies, strategy advice and long term forecasts and work with a network of industry experts to deliver any project which our clients require.

Consultancy & Research team

Brendan Bos

Market Analyst

Department: Consultancy & Research

Location: London

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Gordon Collen

Market Analyst

Department: Consultancy & Research

Location: London

Tel: +44 (0) 20 7667 1230

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Kenechukwu Nwangwu

Data Manager

Department: Consultancy & Research

Location: London

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Lakshmy Soman

Data Researcher

Department: Consultancy & Research

Location: London

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Matt Coates

Research Analyst

Department: Consultancy & Research

Location: London

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PeiQi (Chloe) Chen

Research Analyst

Department: Consultancy & Research

Location: Singapore

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Richard Matthews

Director

Department: Consultancy & Research

Location: London

Tel: +44 (0) 20 667 1233

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Senthuran Raviraj

Lead Gas Analyst

Department: Consultancy & Research

Location: London

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Shashank Sagar

Research Analyst

Department: Consultancy & Research

Location: Mumbai

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Svetlana Kourmpeti

Senior Market Analyst

Department: Consultancy & Research

Location: London

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Tankers

From crude oil to refined products we facilitate the chartering and brokerage of tankers.

LPG, Ammonia & Petrochemical Gases

Leveraging expertise, we ensure seamless transportation of liquefied gases.

Sale & Purchase

Facilitating the acquisition, divestiture and value optimisation of shipping vessels.

Specialised & Chemical Tankers

Offering specialised solutions, we manage the chartering and brokerage of chemical tankers.

Projects & Time Charter

Catering for the specific needs of clients in project and time charter requirements.

Consultancy & Research

Providing valuable insights and strategic advice to empower our clients with market intelligence and analysis.

LNG

Facilitating chartering solutions to ensure the efficient and secure transportation of LNG.

Dry Cargo

Managing and actioning the chartering and brokerage of dry bulk commodities.

Gibson Capital

Gibson Capital provides specialised maritime finance and advisory services.

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Tanker Market Report 08.05.26

Clean-to-Dirty

Clean to dirty switching first gathered pace in the fourth quarter of 2025 with recent geopolitical developments further accelerating dirty ups in recent months. With the outbreak of war paralysing the Middle East Gulf, approximately 2.4mbd of clean products have been removed from the tanker the market. With regional crude exports and refining activity subdued, tonnage fled the East in a mass exodus toward the Atlantic Basin in search of employment.

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Tanker Projects 08.05.26

Gibson Weekly Projects Report – 08 May

Gibson Weekly Projects Report

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Tanker Market Report 01.05.26

OPEXIT

Earlier this week, the United Arab Emirates (UAE) confirmed its exit from OPEC. Whilst an exit had been mooted before, the timing of the announcement surprised many given the ongoing Middle East war. With Hormuz effectively closed, and oil production shut in across the region, Abu Dhabi’s announcement will not impact oil markets today. However, in the long term, oil prices, production and tanker demand could all feel the impact.

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Tanker Projects 01.05.26

Gibson Weekly Projects Report – 01 May

Gibson Weekly Projects Report

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Tanker Projects 24.04.26

Gibson Weekly Projects Report – 24 April

Gibson Weekly Projects Report

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Tanker Market Report 24.04.26

MRs in focus

The conflict in Iran concludes its eighth week and tanker markets are adapting to the new reality. In the East, clean exports are so far this month averaging the lowest levels in over a decade, in large part due to nearly inexistent exports from the Middle East Gulf (MEG), but also due to a lack of feedstock, especially for Asian refiners, alongside protectionist policies barring exports from some countries. In contrast to this, West of Suez clean exports are near record monthly highs.

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Tanker Projects 17.04.26

Gibson Weekly Projects Report – 17 April

Gibson Weekly Projects Report

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Tanker Market Report 17.04.26

The Clock is Ticking

We have covered the Iran conflict extensively in recent weeks, and this week is no exception. Given the importance of Middle East Gulf trade flows, everything else pales in comparison. In perhaps the most significant development since hostilities began, Iran’s foreign minister has just announced that the Strait of Hormuz is open to all commercial vessels transiting via a coordinated route for the remaining duration of ceasefire. Whether this translates into a meaningful resumption of traffic remains to be seen.

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Tanker Market Report 10.04.26

Fragile Hiatus

The two-week ceasefire announced on April 7 between the US and Iran has introduced a flicker of optimism, though the reality remains fraught with risk. There are conflicting messages from the White House, confusion surrounding Lebanon, the terms of the Strait of Hormuz reopening, and President Trump’s willingness to cooperate on the removal of nuclear materials as a de-escalation measure, which appears to be a unilateral US proposal rather than a settled term of the truce. The ceasefire is better viewed as a tenuous, high-stakes diplomatic window rather than a definitive step toward normalization. High-level diplomacy is currently being undermined by intense Israeli military activity in Lebanon, which Tehran cites as a breach of the deal’s spirit.

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Tanker Projects 10.04.26

Gibson Weekly Projects Report – 10 April

Gibson Weekly Projects Report

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Tanker Market Report 27.03.26

Aftershock

With so much short-term uncertainty surrounding the Middle East War, most are focused on the near-term implications. However, the conflict will have lasting impacts…

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Tanker Projects 27.03.26

Gibson Weekly Projects Report – 27 March

Gibson Weekly Projects Report

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Tanker Market Report 20.03.26

Upstream Under Attack

The past few days have seen the conflict extend beyond chokepoint disruption into direct strikes on production and refining infrastructure across the Gulf. Following Israel’s attack on Iran’s South Pars gas field on Wednesday, Iran retaliated with drone and missile strikes on energy facilities in Qatar, the UAE, Saudi Arabia, and Kuwait. Qatar’s Ras Laffan industrial complex was targeted, and Abu Dhabi’s Habshan gas facility and Bab oil field were shut down. Drone strikes caused fires at Kuwait’s Mina Al-Ahmadi (346 kbd) and Mina Abdullah (454 kbd) refineries, with the former being struck repeatedly, forcing a shutdown of the refinery. The SAMREF refinery in Yanbu and Haifa refinery in Israel were also struck, with damage still being assessed. After a brief pause over the weekend, attacks on vessels continued this week, as a ship was struck off Ras Laffan, and another off Khor Fakkan. Since 28 February, the UKMTO has reported a total of 19 attacks on commercial vessels.

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