Container Shipping in the Arctic: Why (Not) Now?
Container shipping in the Arctic: the pros and cons.
→Gibson: Ice Class Fleet Sees Lack of Investment
Gibson Shipbrokers: The ice class fleet witnessed a significant lack of ordering activity in the recent years.
read more →Big Fleets to Hold in Check Tanker Consolidation
Big fleets and the diverse ownership of the remainder of the VLCC fleet to cap consolidation in the sector.
read more →Gibson: January Delivers Poor Tanker Returns
Extreme weakness in crude tanker market's spot TCE returns in January left many surprised, Gibson said.
read more →2018 Another Year of Pain for Tanker Owners?
An ominous cloud seems to be hovering over the tanker market as the sector sails into another challenging year.
read more →Tanker Market to Ride Out Another Year of OPEC Cuts
Aimed at rebalancing the oil market, the Organization of Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC), joined by non-member ...
read more →No Delay to 2020 Sulfur Cap’s Entrance into Force
The 2020 sulfur emissions legislation will enter into force without delay, Edmond Hughes, IMO’s head of air ...
read more →VLCC Floating Storage Tumbles
Very large crude carrier (VLCC) floating storage has witnessed a substantial drop impacted by an agreement on ...
read more →Gibson: China Takes the Lead in Crude Oil Imports
China has risen as the world’s largest importer of crude oil, moving ahead of the United States, according to data ...
read more →Gibson: OPEC Puts Pressure on Crude Tanker Market
The OPEC-led production cuts are having negative implications for crude tankers, particularly very large crude ...
read more →Gibson: MR Segment Sees Positive Developments
Although the overall performance in the product tanker market remains disappointing, some positive dynamics have ...
read more →New OPEC Cuts to Extend VLCC Woes
The very large crude carrier (VLCC) market could experience a downturn, which is likely to accelerate in the short ...
read more →Gibson: To LNG or Not to LNG?
The current orderbook for dual-fuel vessels shows some considerable growth in shipowners’ investment in ...
read more →Gibson: Surge in VLCC Orders amid Attractive Prices
Attractive newbuilding prices have pushed the order count for very large crude carriers (VLCC) to around 30 so far ...
read more →VLCC Floating Storage Set to Dwindle
The number of very large crude carriers (VLCC) engaged in non-trading activities, primarily Iranian/non-Iranian ...
read more →Tanker Fleet Grows by 203 Units in a Year
After a period of very limited tanker fleet growth across all but the MR sector, the tanker fleet has surged over ...
read more →Tanker Owners Told to Invest Wisely ahead of New Price Cuts
Prompted by difficulties in accessing new finance, shipyards are likely to reduce further the newbuilding prices in ...
read more →Lifting US Oil Export Ban a Mixed Blessing for Tanker Market
The crude tanker market stands to benefit if restrictions on U.S. crude exports are lifted, as it will support more ...
read more →Tanker Market Outlook Stays Bullish
The turbulent month of August which saw instability in global financial markets, especially in China, has not ...
read more →Tanker Orderbook Set to Beat 2013 Record?
Investment in construction of tankers driven by stronger appetite in ordering of new tonnage so far this year has ...
read more →Iran Eyes FLNG Opportunities
Iran is negotiating cooperation on construction of floating liquefied natural gas plants (FLNG) with an undisclosed ...
read more →Gibson: VLCCs Outearning Suezmaxes in 2015
Rising West Africa to Europe crude trade, dramatic increases in spot fixtures out of the Middle East Gulf and a ...
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