Two To Contango
The continued decline in the price of crude oil has created opportunities for market players. Crude oil forward price…
Industry Opinions
Maintaining Orders
The credit crisis has created a great deal of speculation about the actual deliverability of the worldwide shipping orderbook. While…
Another Thanksgiving Rally?
On this day last year, the tanker market was on the brink of one of the most dramatic rate…
Workhorses of West Africa
Crude oil liftings in West Africa have kept tankers buzzing in 2008 and Suezmaxes in particular have been the…
Rising US Gas Flow Highlight LNG Export Potential
Conceptual studies on the technical and commercial feasibility of liquefying excess gas output on the US Gulf Coast for…
The Waiting Game
The combination of general uncertainty and little activity in the sale and purchase…
Dreams Money Can Buy
The United States of America has a new president. The “Chief Executive” position…
Blindsided By Demand
Autumn in the northeastern US is marked by a symphony of swirling, multicolored…
Tankers Still Afloat
The shipping markets tend to ebb and flow with the health and cycles of the world economy and trade….
LNG: Pirates Threaten Ship Traffic In Gulf of Aden
Attacks by pirates in the Gulf of Aden, the world busiest waterway, surged to 44 last year, up from…
Moving Target
In an effort to head off a potential collapse in the oil market, the Organization of Petroleum Exporting Countries…
Tanker Stocks Running Aground
Investors around the world are collectively holding their breath watching the values of equities deteriorate daily. The credit crisis…
