Volumes Return
The recent strength in VLCC earnings has been propelled mostly by an increase in overall fixture activity and signals…
Tanker Opinions
Drill, Baby, Drill?
In what feels like a sharp contrast to his pre-election mantra, this week saw President Obama announce an end…
Capitalizing Together
The buzz of finance in shipping returned to the Metropolitan Club in New York City this past Thursday as…
No More Fueling Around
When the Marine Environment Protection Committee (MEPC) of the International Maritime Organization (IMO) discusses options for regulating marine emissions…
O PEC-ing Away
When the Organization of Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC) meets next week in Vienna, they will help formulate a consensus…
Kuwait Bucks Peak Oil
The combined effect of a weaker oil price environment and the overall decline in worldwide oil consumption has created…
China’s Bright Horizon
China’s growing reliance on seabourne crude oil imports will set the tone of the tanker market for the coming…
The Storage Story
Use of tankers as floating storage has seemed to consistently capture the attention of those in the tanker and…
Cleaning Upwards for a Decade
At the turn of the millennium, India’s crude oil refinery capacity stood at…
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…
