Industry Opinions

14 December 2018: One of the challenges in the container shipping industry is the need to reposition empty containers (“empties”)…

7 Dec 2018; 

It is December and another OPEC production cut is around the corner.  The latest reports from Vienna…

30 November 2018: Worldscale is preparing to release its new flat rates for 2019.  Just like last year, and for…

16 Nov 2018; On Friday, 16 November 2018, the Government of Iraq restarted exports of Kirkuk crude oil through the…

11 November 2018: On Thursday, an Aframax crude oil tanker and a Norwegian navy frigate collided off Norway’s west…

11 November 2018: One of the most anticipated events in the oil and tanker market will go into effect on…

26 October 2018: 

Sometimes things just work out.  Until 2006, the United States was a significant (and growing) net importer…