Industry Opinions

Will growing U.S. condensate exports provide a boost to the Aframax tanker segment? In June of this year two American…

Suezmaxes appear to be a good investment again. Several tanker owners have recently placed orders for Suezmax tankers and market…

Should owners replace older tonnage with new vessels? A few days ago, we talked to an investor who faces a…

India is destined to become a more significant driver of the tanker market. With an estimated 1,267,400,000 people, India has…

A sale of PDVSA’s Citgo refining assets could dramatically change crude oil flows. According to various sources, Venezuelan state oil…

Will the 2014/15 winter tanker market be a repeat of the previous one? As the regular US baseball season is…

Growing Caribbean exports to Asia create a tighter VLCC market in the US Gulf. Back in March 2001, a VLCC…

Poten will start assessing TC rates for both ECO and non-ECO vessels. In 2011, as rising crude oil prices pushed…

Enter Tankers from Stage Left. During the last few days, various articles in the oil and shipping press have hinted…

Although the Caribbean market for Aframaxes has taken a precipitous tumble this week, other tanker segments have maintained healthy…

While infrastructure projects, especially canals, bear a certain element of inherent skepticism, their impact on global trade flows should…