Matthew Rajendra
Senior reporter, APAC
Matthew Rajendra is a senior reporter based in Singapore, covering developments across multiple maritime sectors, but his focus is on tanker, dry cargo and gas segments in Asia-Pacific. He has been closely tracking developments in India’s maritime sector, bunker markets, issues on the Red Sea and, more recently, the chaos in the Strait of Hormuz.
Matthew joined Lloyd’s List from Argus Media where he worked as a senior reporter covering South Asia and the Middle East polymer markets, before taking on the role of business development manager, Chemicals, Asia and Middle East.
Before graduating with a degree in economics from Singapore Management University, Matthew combined his studies with interning and freelancing as a producer at business news network CNBC.
Latest From Matthew Rajendra
Hormuz uncertainty persists with MEG shipping corridor discussion postponed
Shipping has adapted to the start-stop nature of the crisis — a new norm for Middle East crude oil flows
Escalating Middle East tensions raise supply anxieties in Asia bunker markets
With the US going hard on Iran-related sanctions, Asian sellers are shifting to Russian barrels, which are also set to tighten as refinery runs fall drastically
India taps Venezuela for more crude amid supply crunch
Price, not politics, will be key in determining India’s crude sourcing strategy, according to Indian refiner ONGC
Non-Opec+ production in focus as tankers see gains from rising exports
Member states exiting the cartel have been targeting export markets intensively, creating opportunities for crude tankers
Iran blacklists Western-linked ships as US launches ‘Economic D-Day’ sanctions offensive
Iran threatened to block oil exports through Hormuz if the US sanctions campaign intensifies, warning that supporting countries would be treated as parties to an act of war
Strait of Hormuz tanker traffic in freefall as navigation crisis deepens
Five months into the war, the Strait of Hormuz is choking — and no one knows when it will reopen