Retirement Planning
11 Nov 2016: The age profile of the tanker fleet gives owners reason for concern. The orderbook for delivery…
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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
Change Is In The Air
Erik Broekhuizen
4 Nov 2016: Last week, the International Maritime Organization (IMO) decided on the timing of the sulphur emissions cap…
Erik Broekhuizen
From Russia With Love
Erik Broekhuizen
28 Oct 2016: Russia has been an important player in the energy markets for many years. If anybody needed…
Erik Broekhuizen
Tiger In The Tanker
Erik Broekhuizen
21 Oct 2016: Over much of the last decade, China has been the engine of oil demand growth as…
Erik Broekhuizen
Outside the Club
Erik Broekhuizen
14 Oct 2016: Over the last couple of weeks, the focus of the energy world has shifted back to…
Erik Broekhuizen
Caribbean Balancing Act
Erik Broekhuizen
7 Oct 2016: In recent weeks, two VLCCs have loaded U.S. crude in the U.S. Gulf and both of…
Erik Broekhuizen
OPEC Cuts A Deal
Erik Broekhuizen
30 Sep 2016: OPEC has recaptured the spotlight in recent days with their announcement that they plan to reduce…
Erik Broekhuizen
Make American Oil Great Again
Erik Broekhuizen
23 Sep 2016: The current state of the tanker market is nothing to write home about, so this week…
Erik Broekhuizen
To Fit Or Retrofit
Erik Broekhuizen
16 Sep 2016: Almost three months after the inauguration of the new locks of the Panama Canal we will…
Erik Broekhuizen
Over The Finnish Line
Erik Broekhuizen
9 Sep 2016: Earlier this week, Finland ratified the IMO’s Ballast Water Management Convention (BWMC), raising the percentage of…
Erik Broekhuizen
Another BRIC Hits A Wall?
Erik Broekhuizen
2 Sep 2016: Brazil stays in the spotlight. The Rio Olympics were successfully concluded on August 21. Ten days…
Erik Broekhuizen
Where Have All The Good Times Gone?
Erik Broekhuizen
26 Aug 2016: Several years ago, the main market for Suezmax tankers was the West Africa to North America…
