Hope Floats
Crude oil has never proven to be a dull commodity especially for those entangled in its web of commerce….
Tanker Opinions
Prosperity – Not Austerity
After making a quiet entrance into President Obama’s cabinet, Steven Chu, the new US Energy Secretary has found himself…
Strength in Numbers
Making predictions about the direction of tanker rates is easy; getting it correct is the real challenge. Drawing on…
Back Behind The Wheel
Memorial Day weekend in the United States signifies to most the unofficial start…
Transportation Fuels Prospects 2009-2015
Poten & Partners is pleased to present Transportation Fuels Prospects (2009-2015), a medium-term outlook for the transportation fuels market…
Following the Herd
The tanker fleet is faced with a very large orderbook. The reason the market is in such a position…
If You Build it, They Will Come
In 2006, the Panama Canal Authority (ACP) announced a $5.25 billion expansion proposal. It was a period of global…
A Fistful of Barrels
Estimating the holdings of unseen petroleum reservoirs – especially those located deep beneath the seabed – is a daunting…
Light At the End of the Tunnel
The US Energy Information Agency (EIA) has just released the Short-Term Energy and Summer Fuels Outlook providing a taste…
Testing the Limits
For now it seems for some owners the rosy days of 2008 when earnings reached unprecedented highs are just…
Trading Up?
The G‐20 met this week in London to address key topics facing the global economic structure maintaining the theme…
Gaining Capital Confidence – 3rd Annual Capital Link Forum
Thursday saw the 3rd Annual Capital Link Forum – Invest in International Shipping at the Metropolitan Club in New…
