The Storage Story
Use of tankers as floating storage has seemed to consistently capture the attention of those in the tanker and…
At the turn of the millennium, India’s crude oil refinery capacity stood at…
Tanker Opinions
Cleaning Upwards for a Decade
In Like A Tiger…
In the opening of 2010, the freight market has acted like a tiger…
Clean Sweepers: 2009’s Top Clean Charterers
Reported spot fixture activity in 2009 for clean petroleum products picked up noticeably…
Holy 2010!
Just when it seemed like the tanker market was poised to hobble along for another year, reported spot market…
The Down and Dirty: 2009’s Top Charterers
With refinery utilizations low and volumes on long-haul trade routes sapped by a 2 million barrel per day drop…
The Roaring 00’s
As a painful year draws to a close, it is worth remembering that the end of 2009 also caps…
Stocking Slippage
This time last year, the tanker market found itself partially insulated from the pressures being felt in other shipping…
Can This Ever Work ?
In a press release for its Annual Energy Outlook, the Energy Information Administration…
Still in the Dark in Denmark
In the weeks and months leading up to the United Nations Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) in Copenhagen,…
Surviving Whammies
US refiners are being forced to deal with dismal margins brought about by…
Talking Turkey
For many in the tanker industry, 2009 has been a tough year. Shipowners and charterers alike can commiserate about…
