Shipbuilding’s Slippery Slope
In general, it is difficult to engender sympathy for shipowners. To market insiders, the plight might be somewhat easier,…
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Poten & Partners tanker research and consulting group monitors and analyzes tanker market and energy developments around the world and advises companies on strategy development and implementation. Below you will find our team’s Weekly Tanker Opinions. To subscribe, click here.
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The Burmese Crude Oil Python
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When thinking about the prognosis for tanker demand growth, the most immediate threat, second to the construction of a canal,…
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Suezmaxes: Around The World In More Than 80 Days
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Thinking Outside the Triangle
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Although US refined products exports largely underpin medium-range (MR) product tanker demand in the Atlantic Basin, there is little…
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Liquefied Petroleum Gold
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While the large crude oil tankers slip into what seems like a second quarter slumber, buzz continues to build…
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Moonlighting in the Sunshine State
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A recent, This Week In Petroleum, published by the US Department of Energy’s Energy Information Agency (EIA) suggested that…
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Quoth the Raven: Exxon Valdez
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This week marks the 25th anniversary of the infamous Exxon Valdez oil spill, an accident that would forever shape…
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Spring Chickens and More to Hatch
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The spate of newbuilding activity across different tanker sectors could be evidence that a lemming-like approach to supply analysis…
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Do You Need to Clean Up Your Act?
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One critical decision a shipowner faces when ordering an Aframax is whether or not to coat the vessel’s tanks…
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Ukraine in the Membrane
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The recent developments in Ukraine serve as a stark reminder that crude oil and natural gas supply security for…
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Venezuela: Squandering a Gold Mine
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While it is difficult to assess the degree to which daily life in Venezuela has deteriorated since president-elect Nicolas…
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Is the Dragon Draggin’?
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For most of the past decade, China has been the saving grace for the tanker, and other, shipping markets….
