Tanker Opinions

Poten & Partners tanker research and consulting group monitors and analyzes tanker market and energy developments around the world and advises companies on strategy development and implementation. Below you will find our team’s Weekly Tanker Opinions. To subscribe, click here.

Erik Broekhuizen

China’s Balancing Act

Erik Broekhuizen
29 May 2026: China holds the key to the tanker market. China is by far the largest crude oil importer…
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Erik Broekhuizen

Let’s Try That Again

Erik Broekhuizen
22 May 2026: Canada revives plans for an additional crude export pipeline. Last week, on May 15, 2026, the provincial…
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Erik Broekhuizen

Insurance By Distance

Erik Broekhuizen
15 May 2026: Asia’s oil diversification drive can redraw global tanker routes. For many decades, mapping the oil flows in…
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Erik Broekhuizen

Strait Back To Normal

Erik Broekhuizen
8 May 2026: What happens after the Strait of Hormuz reopens? It has been 69 days since the U.S. and…
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Erik Broekhuizen

OPEC At A Crossroads

Erik Broekhuizen
24 Apr 2026: Will OPEC’s influence fade or will the cartel adapt again? The crisis in the Middle East and,…
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Erik Broekhuizen

Not “Strait-forward”

Erik Broekhuizen
10 Apr 2026: The Strait of Hormuz will never be the same. Prior to the conflict between the US, Israel…
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Erik Broekhuizen

Crazy Train

Erik Broekhuizen
27 Mar 2026: The unprecedented gyrations in the freight market. In 1980, legendary rockstar Ozzy Osbourne wrote the heavy metal…
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Erik Broekhuizen

Unleash The Reserves

Erik Broekhuizen
13 Mar 2026: How will SPR releases impact the market and trade flows? The conflict between the US., Israel and Iran…
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Daniella Green

Sailing Into The Unknown

Daniella Green
6 Mar 2026: Iran conflict creates massive uncertainty It is rare for us to cover the same topic two Tanker…
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