Over The Finnish Line
9 Sep 2016: Earlier this week, Finland ratified the IMO’s Ballast Water Management Convention (BWMC), raising the percentage of…
Another BRIC Hits A Wall?
2 Sep 2016: Brazil stays in the spotlight. The Rio Olympics were successfully concluded on August 21. Ten days…
Where Have All The Good Times Gone?
26 Aug 2016: Several years ago, the main market for Suezmax tankers was the West Africa to North America…
That Sinking Feeling …
19 Aug 2016: Will vessel prices continue their relentless slide?
Sometimes it is good to remind ourselves that we are…
O(lym)PEC Record
12 Aug 2016: This club of oil producers is still a force to be reckoned with
The 29th Olympic Games…
Asphaltos Trade SA and Matcon Trading Corporation Announce a New Venture
10 August 2016: On Thursday, August 4, Matcon Trading Corporation released the following announcement; “Members of Asphaltos Trade SA and…
Glass Half-Full Or Half-Empty?
05 Aug 2016: The tanker market has been suffering from rather severe summer doldrums. Earnings across all tanker sectors,…
Oil on the Move
29 Jul 2016: Quite a lot has happened over the last 12-18 months: North American crude oil production has…
Asphalt Tanker Market Review
Poten’s Asphalt Department, which publishes the Asphalt Weekly Monitor report and other asphalt-related studies, has just completed an ASPHALT…
Cheaper LNG Forces Russia to Cut Prices for Pipeline Gas
01 August 2016: At mid-year, Russia, Europe’s biggest gas supplier, expects exports to its top consuming region to reach a…
