May 21, 2018
It goes without saying that crude tanker earnings across all size groups have been at very depressed levels this year. (more…)
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May 7, 2018
Later this month the people of Venezuela will once again be heading to the polls to vote in Presidential elections. Whatever the outcome of the...
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April 24, 2018
Last night saw Ice Brent close at $73.78/bbl, the highest since November 2014. (more…)
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April 10, 2018
Undoubtedly, 2017 proved to be a very difficult year for the product tanker market, with earnings sinking to multi year lows on the back of...
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March 21, 2018
President’s Trump administration proposed tariffs on steel and aluminum imports in an attempt to target China and Europe among others. (more…)
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March 19, 2018
Traditionally, one of the key drivers for demolition has been weak spot earnings. (more…)
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March 14, 2018
Coaster activity in the North has picked up slightly compared to last week. (more…)
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March 6, 2018
This week, much of Europe has been blanketed in snow as cold weather has spread as far south as the Mediterranean coast. (more…)
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February 26, 2018
Just last week the first test loading of a VLCC took place at the Louisiana Offshore Oil Port (LOOP), a successful culmination of the port’s...
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February 14, 2018
The second month of the year is traditionally a particularly interesting one for the shipping industry as a whole and even more importantly for the...
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February 6, 2018
Yet another week with low activity has been recorded in the VLCC market ex Meg as the ‘free-volumes’ are struggling to find their way into...
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January 31, 2018
Days before the celebrations of the Lunar New Year, the dry bulk market seems to be holding well, against negative predictions. (more…)
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January 16, 2018
The US shale industry made a spectacular recovery last year, supported by firmer oil prices on the back of the robust growth in oil demand...
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