Hellenic Shipping: Fuel Efficient Ships Make Less Sense in Lower Bunker Market, but Fuel Costs are Bound to Rise Again.
06 Jan 2015: “According to a recent report from Poten & Partners, ‘due to the high oil prices over…
Reed Business Information: LNG Market Round – Up for 2014
06 Jan 2015: “The number of spot charter transactions in the third quarter almost triples year on year to…
Hellenic Shipping: Panamax Tankers are Slowly Becoming Obsolete as Shipping Markets Evolve
05 Jan 2015: “According to a recent note from Poten & Partners, today, most Panamaxes are coated and capable…
Tradewinds: US Eases Oil Export Ban Further
“’As a substantial portion of shale oil production is in the form of condensates, this would make more condensates…
Bunkerworld: Shipyards ‘Will Continue’ to market Eco-Ships
“‘… the investment is for 20-plus years and fuel prices are likely to increase again in the future,’ broker…
Lloyd’s List: Five Predictions for Tankers in 2015
“Greater volumes of Atlantic Basin crude are heading to Asia, benefiting suezmax crude tankers and VLCCs. China is now…
Lloyds List: Yard Talk- Long Live Eco-ships Despite Falling Bunker Prices
“In comparison, oil futures contracts expire every month. ‘The benefits of fuel efficient designs might have been reduced for…
Tradewinds: Buyer Beware
“According to Poten & Partners, uncoated panamaxes are now a minority, which is why the future is looking increasingly…
Lloyd’s List: New Worries for Tanker Recovery as Suezmax Orderbook Grows
“Fixtures from the Middle East Gulf could top 530 this year, nearly double the number five years ago, Poten…
Tradewinds: OPEC Moves Generates Hope for Sustained Tanker Recovery
“’Earlier in the year, when the rates were lower, slow steaming made more sense as the additional revenue that…
