The coming US driving season will offer a boost to product tanker demand even though rate gains could be curbed by tonnage oversupply, according to Alphatanker.

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Spot MR tanker earnings in the Atlantic basin tend to enjoy a seasonal upturn ahead of summer, with US oil firms replenishing gasoline stocks as American drivers hit the road.