Lloyd’s List: Peak Oil Theorists Point Towards An Upturn For Tanker Owners
“Poten’s Marine Projects department, in a recent weekly tanker opinion, noted a stiffening in the term charter portion of…
Platts: VLCC Owners Eye Time Charter Deals in Weak Spot Market
“With the spot market for VLCCs struggling at the moment, the stagnant conditions are encouraging shipowners to commit their…
Fairplay: Tanker Rates Left Resting in State of Languid Recovery
“An opinion piece by the New York-based tanker broker Poten and Partners called ‘Summer Doldrums’ provides a detailed recounting…
Lloyd’s List: US Summer Driving Season Fails to Absorb Large Stocks of Gasoline
“Despite US gasoline demand showing growth in August, increased consumption has not been able to absorb high stockpiles of…
Fairplay: Increases in Underlying Demand are Expected to Benefit Rates
“In this normally sluggish time of the year, the range-bound nature of the main tanker routes has been evident…
Platts: Tanker Market Takes Heart From Brazil’s Rising Crude Exports
“Brazil’s rise as a crude oil exporter is helping the tanker industry as it turns into a significant source…
Bunkerworld: China’s Bunker Market Needs Reform
“China’s bunker industry needs further reform if sales in mainland ports are to reach their potential, according to an…
Fairplay: Behind the Tanker Bounce
“Asset play in the tanker sector has recovered from the freeze that followed from the credit crunch, according to…
Oil & Gas Journal: Intertanko Forecasts Sluggish Tanker Market
“Intertanko predicts a sluggish tanker market moving forward, with lackluster economic and demand forecasts combining with use of vessels…
Lloyd’s List: Caution the Watchword on Trade with Iran
“When it comes to doing business with Iran, the guiding principle across all areas of maritime activity at the…
