Tanker Opinions

18 Jan 2019; 

The new Mexican president Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador (AMLO) was inaugurated on December 1^st 2018.  He vowed…

11 Jan 2019; The news from China has been mostly negative in recent weeks. One report after another seems to…

In the latest ranking of the largest dirty spot charterers we observe some small changes.  Not at the top,…

14 December 2018: One of the challenges in the container shipping industry is the need to reposition empty containers (“empties”)…

7 Dec 2018; 

It is December and another OPEC production cut is around the corner.  The latest reports from Vienna…

30 November 2018: Worldscale is preparing to release its new flat rates for 2019.  Just like last year, and for…

16 Nov 2018; On Friday, 16 November 2018, the Government of Iraq restarted exports of Kirkuk crude oil through the…

11 November 2018: On Thursday, an Aframax crude oil tanker and a Norwegian navy frigate collided off Norway’s west…

11 November 2018: One of the most anticipated events in the oil and tanker market will go into effect on…

26 October 2018: 

Sometimes things just work out.  Until 2006, the United States was a significant (and growing) net importer…

19 Oct 2018; 

VLCC rates on the benchmark TD3c (Ras Tanura – Ningbo) averaged around $16,500 per day during September. …

28 Sept 2018: Last weekend, OPEC published its annual long-term World Oil Outlook, which forecasts global oil demand through…