Peak Oil Not in Kuwait
The issue of peak oil has received considerable attention over the past year or…
VLCCs – Emergence of a New Trade
VLCCs have been the stallions of the ex-Arabian Gulf crude trade for nearly…
MTBE is a Four Letter Word
The Clean Air Act of 1990 started the ball rolling with regard to reformulated…
OPEC Production Staying the Course
One of the more closely watched meetings for tanker owners and charterers is…
The Return of the “Double Exponential”
For the first time in 20 years we are seeing the re-emergence of…
Nigeria Slipping Away
Suppliers in Oman, Nigeria, Trinidad and Australia have commissioned no less than five trains…
Shipyard Prices: Up, Up and Away?
While most of the interest in the tanker market may focus on rates,…
Greeks and Norwegians Talk Ships
The Twelfth Annual Shipping Conference of the Hellenic and the Norwegian-American Chambers of Commerce…
Iran – On a Collision Course
The United Nations Security Council may take up the issue of trade sanctions…
Now Batting Clean Up….
The review each year of the largest charterers for both clean products and crude…
Worldscale Flat Up!
The development of the “Worldscale” rate system is an extremely useful convention for chartering…
