Suezmaxes as the Comeback Kid?
Suezmaxes appear to be a good investment again. Several tanker owners have recently placed orders for Suezmax tankers and market…
Out with the Old, in with the New?
Should owners replace older tonnage with new vessels? A few days ago, we talked to an investor who faces a…
INDIA, THE NEW ASIAN TIGER
India is destined to become a more significant driver of the tanker market. With an estimated 1,267,400,000 people, India has…
CITGO: GOING GOING GONE?
A sale of PDVSA’s Citgo refining assets could dramatically change crude oil flows. According to various sources, Venezuelan state oil…
Déjà vu all over again?
Will the 2014/15 winter tanker market be a repeat of the previous one? As the regular US baseball season is…
To Asia with Love
Growing Caribbean exports to Asia create a tighter VLCC market in the US Gulf. Back in March 2001, a VLCC…
Mind the Gap!
Poten will start assessing TC rates for both ECO and non-ECO vessels. In 2011, as rising crude oil prices pushed…
Another Storage Play in the Bay?
Enter Tankers from Stage Left. During the last few days, various articles in the oil and shipping press have hinted…
Slip…N’ Slide into Better Times
Although the Caribbean market for Aframaxes has taken a precipitous tumble this week, other tanker segments have maintained healthy…
Dig, Dig, Dig Señora
While infrastructure projects, especially canals, bear a certain element of inherent skepticism, their impact on global trade flows should…