Are Tankers Going The Distance?
5 Jun 2015: What is happening to the average voyage length of crude oil tankers? Tanker market pundits are…
Will Naphtha Keep Cracking?
29 May 2015: Naphtha has been a key driver for the LR product trades. Naphtha refers to a range…
Tankers from Texas
22 May 2015: U.S. exports are already happening. The rapid growth in tight oil production has created an abundance…
A Diamond in the Rough
15 May 2015: African product trades present a growing opportunity. Over the last five years, the refined product trades…
Whatever Floats Your Boat
8 May 2015: Floating storage appears to be picking up. Ever since the dramatic decline in oil prices, which…
VLCC Market Firing on All Cylinders
01 May 2015: Owners reaping the benefits of a strong market. On April 30, Euronav released its results for the…
The Goldilocks Tanker Market
24 Apr 2015: The market is not too hot, not too cold, but just right. The tanker market is…
Uncle Sam’s Crystal Ball
17 Apr 2015: The impact of US energy trends on the tanker market. On April 14, the U.S. Energy…
The Other Middle East Exports
10 Apr 2015: Products exports start to deliver on their promise. Middle Eastern oil powerhouse Saudi Arabia has been…
Big Deal or No Deal?
03 Apr 2015: How Iran sanctions relief might impact the tanker market. Yesterday, the P5+1 and Iran announced that…