Industry Opinions

June 27th, 2025:Ship recycling enters a new era Yesterday, on 26 June 2025, the Hong Kong International Convention for the…

June 20th, 2025:Production and export growth will lift tanker demand Brazil is by far the largest crude oil producer in…

June 13th, 2025:Israel launches an attack on Iran In the early hours of Friday, June 13, Israel launched several waves…

June 6th, 2025:The impact of a shifting refinery landscape Last week, we focused on the increasingly challenging refining situation on…

May 30th, 2025:Product carriers gain from another California refinery closure Last year, we wrote a Tanker Opinion titled “Another Refinery…

May 23rd, 2025:U.S. crude oil exports have reached a plateau Ever since President Obama lifted the 41-year-old U.S. crude oil…

May 16th, 2025:How would the tanker market respond to a new deal? In recent days there has been increased chatter…

May 9th, 2025:Another production increase suggests a change in strategy About one month ago, we wrote our tanker opinion about…

May 2nd, 2025:Building the U.S. into a Maritime Powerhouse. The domestic maritime industry never received so much interest in the…

What are the implications of USTR for the tanker market? On March 28, we wrote a Tanker Opinion (“It’s Complicated”)…

April 11th, 2025: How will U.S. goal of energy dominance deal with low oil prices? U.S. crude oil production has…

March 28th, 2025: Targeting Chinese vessels could be costly for the U.S. A few weeks ago, the Trump administration announced…