Recession Ahead?
16 Aug 2019: Will an economic slowdown threaten the tanker market?
The magazine ‘the Economist’ had an article this morning…
TradeWinds: Tanker Markets Not Affected by World Tensions yet
05 August 2019
Only 61 tankers of all sizes were ordered in the first six months of 2019 – 41…
MarineLink: Global LNG Demand Up 16%: GasLog
25 July 2019
Global LNG supply totaled 87 mt in the second quarter of 2019, an increase of 13 mt…
Venezuela’s Struggle Continue
9 Aug 2019: U.S. tightens sanctions against former regional powerhouse
The reports of the imminent demise of the regime of…
Riviera: Poten & Partners: Global Tension Has Limited Impact on Tanker Market (So Far)
19 July 2019
US ship broker and shipping research house Poten & Partners’ head of tanker research Erik Broekhuizen examines…
The Road To Recovery
2 Aug 2019: Tanker contracting slows amid challenging rate environment
There is a strong correlation between tanker newbuilding activity and…
North Sea On The Rise Again
26 Jul 2019: In recent years, the airwaves have been dominated by the growth in U.S. crude oil production and…
Tanker Operator: Tanker Markets Not Affected by World Tensions yet
19 July 2019
Global tensions have had limited impact on the tanker market thus far, according to a Poten &…
Tanker Operator: Spot Fixtures Fall During First Half of the Year
5 July 2019
The overall volume of reported dirty tanker spot fixtures showed an unusual decline, compared to the same…
Lloyd’s List: Unipec in ‘League of Its Own’ to Lead Tanker Charters
2 July 2019
Poten reported that the overall number of dirty fixtures ‘showed an unusual decline’ on the prior half-year…