Collecting oil inventories and trade flow data at a government agency is particularly challenging – especially when your agency has shut Download File[PDF]

Since we last feaured Iran in our weekly report, the outlook for an improvement in relations with the West has shown signs beyond belief Download File [PDF]

Official statistics from China this week showed GDP growth of 7.8% during Q3, representing an epansion from 7.5% during Q2.  Download File[PDF]

From the perspective of tanker owners, particularly of larger tonnage, it is clear that 2013 will not be remembered fondly. Download File[PDF]

Last quarter, VLCC spot market ton-mile demand defied usual seasonality to expand by 5% on Q2, making the first Q3 q/q demand gain since 2010. Moreover, Q3 markedDownload File[PDF]

As the northern hemisphere finally succumbs to the early ravages of autumn, we say farewell to our Indian summer and prepare the arrival of winter. Recently, Europe's Download File [PDF]

Worldscale released their estimated bunker prices for 2014 this week. Over the past year prices have fallen from $686/t to $632/t for high sulphur and $779/t to $713/t for 1% low sulphur . Bunker prices have been highly volatile Download File[PDF]

Market participants appear divided on the outlook for Suezmax tankers, with optimists pointing to the fleet's lower levels of forward fleet growth. While the 44 units remaining on the Download File[PDF]

Depressed freight rate conditions in the early part of the last decade saw the creation of the first tanker pools. By consolidating assets and commercial operations, Download File[PDF]

One item that appears to have escaped under the radar during the summer is the proposal by the European Union (EU) to push forward with an initiative to monitor Download File [PDF]