Change Is In The Air
4 Nov 2016: Last week, the International Maritime Organization (IMO) decided on the timing of the sulphur emissions cap…
From Russia With Love
28 Oct 2016: Russia has been an important player in the energy markets for many years. If anybody needed…
Tiger In The Tanker
21 Oct 2016: Over much of the last decade, China has been the engine of oil demand growth as…
Outside the Club
14 Oct 2016: Over the last couple of weeks, the focus of the energy world has shifted back to…
Caribbean Balancing Act
7 Oct 2016: In recent weeks, two VLCCs have loaded U.S. crude in the U.S. Gulf and both of…
OPEC Cuts A Deal
30 Sep 2016: OPEC has recaptured the spotlight in recent days with their announcement that they plan to reduce…
Make American Oil Great Again
23 Sep 2016: The current state of the tanker market is nothing to write home about, so this week…
To Fit Or Retrofit
16 Sep 2016: Almost three months after the inauguration of the new locks of the Panama Canal we will…
Over The Finnish Line
9 Sep 2016: Earlier this week, Finland ratified the IMO’s Ballast Water Management Convention (BWMC), raising the percentage of…
Another BRIC Hits A Wall?
2 Sep 2016: Brazil stays in the spotlight. The Rio Olympics were successfully concluded on August 21. Ten days…