This week has seen freight rates for both clean and dirty Handies in the Black Sea and Mediterranean surge to

New tanker ordering activity has been restricted in recent years, most notably back in 2016, when just 76 tankers over

In just a few weeks’ time OPEC and its allies will meet again to discuss the oil markets. Analysts are

One of the key developments in tanker supply this year has been a near absence of the demolition activity. During

A few months ago it was reported that the construction of the 650,000 b/d Dangote refinery in Nigeria will not

Back in May we discussed the IMO’s plan to reduce CO2 emissions by 40% by 2030 and GHG emissions by

Donald Trump’s ‘shock’ decision to withdraw American troops from Syria last might not immediately appear to have implications for the

Without a doubt, the key driver of the growth in crude tanker demand this year has been US crude exports.

With most crude tanker markets surging to multi-year highs, many have questioned whether the clean sector should expect to experience

At the time of writing this report, spot TCE earnings on most benchmark crude trades stood at or close to