Industry Opinions

Sep 20th, 2024:Unusual markets create unusual trades The tanker industry has a reputation for being a very traditional business. Compared…

Sep 13th 2024:Will Western owners re-enter the Russian oil trades? The Russian oil trade after the attack on Ukraine and…

Sep 6th 2024:What are the prospects for clean Aframaxes? As we discussed in one of our Weekly Opinions last month…

Aug 30th, 2024:However, tanker ton-miles remain robust for the time being For many years, the transatlantic arbitrage trade for product…

August 23rd, 2024: Awaiting OPEC’s October production decision Several months into the Covid-19 pandemic, OPEC+ was faced with a collapse…

August 8th, 2024: Owners choose to pay a premium for optionality A comparison of the newbuilding orderbook for Aframax and…

August 2nd, 2024: What could be the impact on the tanker market? Ever since October 2023, when the Hamas attack…

July 26th 2024: Are the changes in India’s crude imports here to stay? Earlier this year, we wrote about the…

July 19th 2024:Tanker owners are bullish on Medium Range product carriers The Medium Range (MR) product tanker typically has around…

12th July 2024:Chinese Oil Demand Growth Slows Down Chinese oil demand has been growing rapidly over the past decades as…

June 28th 2024: Top Reported Dirty Spot Charterers for 1H 2024* The oil tanker markets are still largely driven by…

21 June 2024:Deepwater port development will help VLCC demand Over the last decade, the U.S. has developed into the largest…