Industry Opinions

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…

Throughout the past decade, the worldwide fuel de-sulfurization effort has permeated many industries, not the least of which is…

In general, the seasonality of the tanker market typically leads to weaker spot market rates in the mid-late summer…

The swirl of political events and policy changes over the past few weeks has churned out mixed results for…

It seems that there is somewhat of a renewed optimism in the tanker market. Whether it is warranted or…

Although the last of the African soccer teams have left the World Cup in the round of 16, the…

This week’s kerfuffle was prompted by a Wall Street Journal (WSJ) article that boldly claimed: “The Obama administration cleared the…