Media Mentions

“The higher tanker flat rates issued by the Worldscale Association for 2012 reflects the increase in fuel costs seen…

“The teaming up of four large shipowners to form a new global VLCC pool has evoked mixed feelings among…

“Mitsui O.S.K. Lines Ltd., A.P. Moeller-Maersk AS and other shipowners will control about 12 percent of supertankers under their…

“Jan crude oil prices this morning are up +88 cents a barrel and Jan gasoline is +6.61 cents per…

“Seaborne crude oil trade patterns are being changed by the use of alternative crude sources and falling US demand,…

“Total crude oil exports from Libya jumped more than 20 percent compared with last week following tanker reservations by…

“Royal Dutch Shell Plc booked two tankers to load crude oil in Libya this week, helping total exports advance…

“Chinese oil companies could help the tanker chartering markets by buying up many of the ageing very large crude…

“Tanker companies can consider vessel layups, scrapping and company mergers as means to lower operational costs on the back…

“France’s Total will be the second company to sign a contract to buy LNG from Chenier’ Energy’s planned liquefaction…

“In its weekly comment piece, US-based brokers Poten & Partners said that although the fourth quarter is sometimes thought…

“Crude oil tanker earnings on the major Middle East route slipped yesterday as cargo fixing momentum faded and the…