Industry Opinions

Oil demand in China and India is expected to remain resilient. Happy Halloween! To the tanker market, nothing could be…

Will the palm oil trade continue to be a source of employment for newbuilding MRs? Since 2000, palm oil exports…

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…