Industry Opinions

As US domestic crude oil production continues to grow, so does the speculation of whether or not exports will…

This Memorial Day weekend could be poised to bring late spring tidings to product tanker owners trading in the…

The increase in domestic crude oil production is widely reported to have flipped US import requirements on their heads. While…

In general, it is difficult to engender sympathy for shipowners. To market insiders, the plight might be somewhat easier,…

When thinking about the prognosis for tanker demand growth, the most immediate threat, second to the construction of a canal,…

Trade growth where it may be least expected. The staggering decline in crude oil trade volumes between West Africa…

Although US refined products exports largely underpin medium-range (MR) product tanker demand in the Atlantic Basin, there is little…

While the large crude oil tankers slip into what seems like a second quarter slumber, buzz continues to build…