Industry Opinions

7 Oct 2016: In recent weeks, two VLCCs have loaded U.S. crude in the U.S. Gulf and both of…

30 Sep 2016: OPEC has recaptured the spotlight in recent days with their announcement that they plan to reduce…

23 Sep 2016: The current state of the tanker market is nothing to write home about, so this week…

16 Sep 2016: Almost three months after the inauguration of the new locks of the Panama Canal we will…

9 Sep 2016:  Earlier this week, Finland ratified the IMO’s Ballast Water Management Convention (BWMC), raising the percentage of…

2 Sep 2016:  Brazil stays in the spotlight. The Rio Olympics were successfully concluded on August 21. Ten days…

26 Aug 2016: Several years ago, the main market for Suezmax tankers was the West Africa to North America…

19 Aug 2016: Will vessel prices continue their relentless slide? Sometimes it is good to remind ourselves that we are…

12 Aug 2016: This club of oil producers is still a force to be reckoned with The 29th Olympic Games…

05 Aug 2016: The tanker market has been suffering from rather severe summer doldrums. Earnings across all tanker sectors,…

22 Jul 2016: Last weekend, the world witnessed a failed coup attempt in Turkey. While this event was going…