Laboring Through A Long Recovery
The Memorial Day kickoff to the summer driving season offered hope that 2010 would see a step towards normalization…
Low Imports Leave US Regas Owners Grasping At Straws
With second quarter US LNG imports registering a 27% drop on last year, optimism surrounding an impending surge of…
Summer Doldrums
Recent weeks have seen earnings on benchmark tanker voyages threaten to break below operating costs amid an oversupply of…
Crude Oil More a Torium
With the Macondo well successfully capped and the cleanup operation in the U.S. Gulf of Mexico moving into its…
Brazil Scores Again
Brazil’s rapidly-expanding economy has earned it a place among the developing world’s economic powerhouses, but it is the country’s…
Driving Global Commerce
Last month, the International Energy Agency (IEA) announced that in 2009, China surpassed the United States to become the…
The Asset Game
One can’t help but notice a disconnect between slipping freight rates, weak demand fundamentals and the surge of newbuilding…
Asia Investment Wave Hits North American Shale Plays
Following the lead of major IOC’s Exxon and BP, Asian energy companies and investment funds have inked a number…
Making Virtual A Reality
Facing a likely future of tightened environmental regulation and rising marine fuel costs, efforts are underway to standardize efficiency…
Sanctions Gain Teeth
With the enactment of a new U.S. sanctions regime earlier this month, the tanker industry has once again found…
