For the past ten years, China has been a reliable source of bullish macroeconomic indicators across many sectors, although China has not been completely insulated from worldwide economic slowdowns and recession. Even as Download File[PDF]

McQuilling Services Industry Note No. 11 discussed the clean tanker trading fundamentals beyond 2014. In Industry Note No. 12, we will study the acquisition economics of a new MR2 following the recent uptick of newbuilding Download File[PDF]

According to the IEA, overall global crude oil production is on the rise despite an ever-shrinking sanctioned Iranian Download File[PDF]

In this week’s Petroleum Status Report, the US Energy Intelligence Agency (EIA) reported that US commercial crude inventories rose a higher-than-expected 3.7 MB last week, to 379.5 MB, the highest level since 1990. Crude oil prices Download File[PDF]

The size of overall global tanker fleet has surged in recent years and the Suezmax size group is no exception to that. In fact, the Suezmax fleet has seen the fastest growth rate since 2005 of all crude tanker categories. The number Download File[PDF]

As the market watches United States product demand, ever hopeful for the early stirrings of a slow and fitful recovery, 2011 U.S Customs figures show crude product imports down 14% from Download File[PDF]

Theeey’re baaack. Atlantic Basin refineries that the market had relegated to the graveyard of unfit plants in an expanding world of more-sophisticated Pacific Basin capacity, are coming back to life under new management. During Download File[PDF]

Wherever possible we try to look for a positive angle on the tanker industry for our weekly report front page. It is difficult to say too Download File[PDF]

According to the semi-official Iranian Mehr news agency this morning, an Iranian oil official has denied that China has cut imports ofcrude from their country in 2012.This, despite the release of Chinese Government Customs Department data Download File[PDF]

After languishing below operating costs for almost six months, LR1 earnings on the benchmark Baltic TC5 route, carrying 55,000 MT of naphtha AG-Japan, have more than doubled during the past two weeks, to above $13,000/day. Download File[PDF]