Index, Index on the Wall, What Will Decide a Rise or Fall?
It has been said that what goes up will usually come down. In the case of stock indexes, the…
India The Real Rising Star
While China is taking center stage in the media for economic growth, India is moving to displace its diva…
The Perfect Storm Rising Gasoline Prices
Several trends are in place to bring together the perfect confluence of events to raise gasoline prices now nearing…
Considering the End of Affordable Oil(2)
Depending on where your attention is these days, much of the world is preoccupied…
Ship Prices Rise: Will Rates Make up the Difference?
What every ship owner knows post the 1973 Middle East oil crisis is that he really never knows. And…
The Middle East It’s More Than Just Oil!
The Middle East has always been an important and strategic trading region throughout world history. Today the region remains…
A Conference BAM!Really “Kicking it Up a Notch”
This past week, ship owners, charterers, brokers, One New Commodore and several past Commodores, as well as numerous maritime-related…
Selling the Strategic Petroleum Reserve Make Any Sense or Cents
This week the US Senate voted to sell some of the oil from the…
The Tourists Are Coming Can the Oil Be Far Behind?
In September 2003, the United Nations lifted its sanctions against Libya. Last month, the US lifted its 23-year-old travel…
Decisions, Decisions, Stratospheric Scrap Prices:What’s An Owner to Do?
It’s a good time to own a ship that needs scrapping. With rates reaching…
