US Tonnage Tax A Feeble Attempt to Boost a Wilting Industry
Marad has issued an RFP to American shipping companies for up to five clean…
ISPS and the US Coast Guard – On a Collision Course for July 1st?
Post-September 11th, the shipping industry, like many others, came up with its own contingency plan to thwart potential acts…
Clean Is Good Handymax Activity Picks Up As Do Rates
Long-haul trans-Atlantic clean tanker rates are moving up faster than short- haul rates from the Caribbean to the US…
The Case of the Missing Aframaxes
With the availability of Venezuelan crude sporadic at best, and ships under contract for the Caribbean – US trade…
Considering the End of Affordable Oil
Depending on where your attention is these days, much of the world is preoccupied with war and the economy…
Place Your Bets The Race Is Heating Up!
Ever watch a horse race? First one horse is in the lead, then another. The crowd hollers and moans…
Index, Index on the Wall, What Will Decide a Rise or Fall?
It has been said that what goes up will usually come down. In the case of stock indexes, the…
India The Real Rising Star
While China is taking center stage in the media for economic growth, India is moving to displace its diva…
The Perfect Storm Rising Gasoline Prices
Several trends are in place to bring together the perfect confluence of events to raise gasoline prices now nearing…
Considering the End of Affordable Oil(2)
Depending on where your attention is these days, much of the world is preoccupied…
Ship Prices Rise: Will Rates Make up the Difference?
What every ship owner knows post the 1973 Middle East oil crisis is that he really never knows. And…
The Middle East It’s More Than Just Oil!
The Middle East has always been an important and strategic trading region throughout world history. Today the region remains…
