Up Against the Wall
Last month, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) issued its response to a March 2009 petition from a group…
Seeking The Spike
Some slight upward rate pressure has been felt in the VLCC market in the early part of this week,…
Cramming For Midterms
Temperatures may be cooling, but the heat is on in the political arena as we quickly approach the time…
China Scrambles To Meet Surging Gas Demand
With memories of last year’s shortages still fresh, Beijing’s powerful National Development and Reform Commission is demanding a 20%…
Weather or Not
Last week the Energy Intelligence Agency (EIA) released its annual winter fuels outlook, outlining what the Department of Energy’s…
Whatever Floats Your Boat
It seems that summer has made bears of us all. And with the outlook for the fourth quarter looking…
What’s On The Horizon?
Last week industry experts gathered in Miami at the Eden Roc Hotel for the Annual ASBA Cargo Conference. This…
The Final Countdown
Welcome to the fourth quarter! With the exception of a few strongly asserted bearish opinions, seemingly most of the…
Iran Puts On Brave Front As Sanctions Bite
With an even more stringent round of United Nations sanctions beginning to bite, Iran is cutting back on its…
Appreciating the Gradual
By some accounts, the gridlock on the east side of Manhattan mirrored the pace of negotiations inside the United…
