Tanker Opinions

17 AUG 2018; 

The financial crisis in Turkey has created sharp fluctuations in the value of the Turkish Lira and…

10 Aug 2018; 

U.S. crude oil exports have been on a tear since the crude oil export ban was lifted…

3 Aug 2018; 

In their latest weekly petroleum report, the U.S. Energy Information Administration (EIA) noted that U.S. refineries are…

27 Jul 2018; 

On Wednesday, July 25, Yemeni Houthi militia attacked two Saudi VLCCs after they passed through the Bab…

20 Jul 2018; 

Tanker scrapping has been on an upswing this year and in a recent interview, an executive from…

13 Jul 2018; 

For today’s weekly opinion we decided to take a look at almost 5 years of crude oil…

6 Jul 2018; 

Most analysts, including ourselves in our Weekly Opinion of May 11 (“Iran Sanctions Snap Back”), expected…

29 Jun 2018; 

We have reached the middle of the year.  It is time to take stock of the fixture…

22-Jun-2018: As part of the ongoing effort by the U.S. administration to negotiate improved trade arrangements with China, the U.S…

15 Jun 2018; 

The freight markets for 2018 have so far been disappointing for crude oil tankers.  For the VLCC…

8 Jun 2018; 

Some OPEC meetings are more important than others and the one coming up on June 22 is…

1 Jun 2018: This week, the Canadian federal government announced that they are buying the Trans Mountain pipeline system and…