Far Eastern Exports?
A surge in production coinciding with Organization of Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC) cuts allowed Russia to briefly assume the…
It’s All Greek To Me
As Greece’s debt problems have blossomed from a national concern into a near existential threat to the European monetary…
Let the Finger Pointing Begin!
The effort to stop the gushing oil well 5,000 feet below sea level in the Gulf of Mexico has…
Post Volcanic Ash Syndrome
As market dynamics unleashed along with columns of smoke and ash from the Eyjafjallajokull volcano continue to work their…
Strait Flush
As a bunkering port near the Arabian Gulf, Fujairah already plays an important role in international tanker markets. It…
Volumes Return
The recent strength in VLCC earnings has been propelled mostly by an increase in overall fixture activity and signals…
Drill, Baby, Drill?
In what feels like a sharp contrast to his pre-election mantra, this week saw President Obama announce an end…
Capitalizing Together
The buzz of finance in shipping returned to the Metropolitan Club in New York City this past Thursday as…
No More Fueling Around
When the Marine Environment Protection Committee (MEPC) of the International Maritime Organization (IMO) discusses options for regulating marine emissions…
