Mira Mira on the Wall: Will Tanker Rates Rise or Fall?
While Venezuelans await Sunday’s referendum to see whether or not their president, Hugo Chavez, will continue his six-year term,…
Industry Opinions
Naphtha Seeks Tonnage For Voyages to Exotic Places
Naphtha, unlike other clean petroleum products, has no retail market of any significance. No one buys a truckload to…
From Yukos With Love
<p> Russia’s near stoppage this week of 1.8 million bpd of oil production caused a slight panic in the oil…
A Midsummer’s Night Dream
As in the Shakespearian play where reality seems a dream, VLCC rates this…
A Romp Down Memory Lane
In our July 7, 2004 report, we looked at BP’s Statistical Review of World Energy and reviewed demand in…
Cooperative Solutions to Common Problems – API’s Biennial Tanker Conference
On June 28th and 29th, a group of senior oil transportation professionals gathered in San Diego, California for API’s…
A World Energy Review
The recent release of BP Energy Statistics provides us with an opportunity to look at what is going on…
If Norway Went Down the Drain
Norway’s oil workers threatened to strike this past week potentially knocking between 720,000 to 2.5 million barrels per day…
US Tonnage Tax A Feeble Attempt to Boost a Wilting Industry
Marad has issued an RFP to American shipping companies for up to five clean…
ISPS and the US Coast Guard – On a Collision Course for July 1st?
Post-September 11th, the shipping industry, like many others, came up with its own contingency plan to thwart potential acts…
Clean Is Good Handymax Activity Picks Up As Do Rates
Long-haul trans-Atlantic clean tanker rates are moving up faster than short- haul rates from the Caribbean to the US…
The Case of the Missing Aframaxes
With the availability of Venezuelan crude sporadic at best, and ships under contract for the Caribbean – US trade…
