Media Mentions

Recognised as shipping industry experts with a unique perspective on the markets, the shipping trade press and financial media often quote us:

Splash 247  23 October 2018 : A pragmatist’s guide to MEPC73

Splash 247  07 September 2018 : How the IMO got the sulphur cap so wrong

Tradewinds  07 May 2017 :  MR tankers set for further gains as US refiners ramp up activity (Subscription)

Tradewinds  22 September 2016 :  Gloomy picture for crude tankers’ forward demand  (Subscription)

Tradewinds  25 February 2016 : Crude oil economics remain problematic (Subscription)

Tradewinds  07 January 2016 : Impact of US oil export ban will take time to hit tanker market (Subscription)

Tradewinds  05 November 2015 :  DHT Holdings sees strong 2016 for VLCCs  But analysts express caution about large tanker market’s future amid growing orderbook (Subscription)

Tradewinds  23 October 2015 :  Tanker market to ride boom into next year but uncertainty looms (Subscription)

Tradewinds  05 February 2015 : LR2 tankers enter picture as floating storage play grows (Subscription)

Lloyd’s List  04 February 2015 : Floating play forecast to benefit VLCCs and LR2 earnings in 2015-16 (Subscription)

Tradewinds  17 October 2014 : VLCC boost from Citgo refineries sale ruled out (Subscription)

Lloyd’s List  09 May 2014 : Plotting Fredriksen’s next move (Subscription)

Bloomberg  10 April 2014 : Houston Fills With Crude Oil That Can’t Be Shipped Out

Lloyd’s List  27 March 2014 :  US Gulf refineries receive more oil to export (Subscription)

Bloomberg  21 March 2014 : Oil-Tanker Glut Deja Vu Souring Ross, Ardmore Investments

Lloyd’s List  17 March 2014 :  Long-haul product trades shrouded in uncertainty (Subscription)

Lloyd’s List  14 March 2014 :  Newbuilding orders run a real risk of undermining product tanker sector (Subscription)

Bloomberg  17 February 2014 : Private-Equity Funds Bet $5 Billion on Shipping Rebound 

Tradewinds  31 January 2014 :  Oversupply could stymie MR tanker market (Subscription)

Tradewinds  15 November 2013 :  Brazil prepares to pump more iron ore into market (Subscription)

Bloomberg  22 July 2013 : Coal Carriers Returning to Profit on Australian Exports: Freight

Tradewinds  20 February 2013 :  Large tankers mostly on margins of expansion benefits (Subscription)

Bloomberg  13 February 2013 :  Blackstone to OSG Win Record Tanker Rates on Export Ban: Freight 

Bloomberg  18 December 2012 :   U.S. Gulf Tanker Rates Climb to Four-Week High on Fewer Vessels

Tradewinds  07 November 2012 :  Superstorm uptick in products market slated to be short-lived (Subscription)

Financial Times  11 October 2012 :   Oil Groups Set to Export US Crude 

Bloomberg  09 October 2012 :  Iran Oil Sanctions Boosting Returns for Nordic American: Freight

Tradewinds  26 September 2012 :  Mexico gives tonne mile support to tanker markets (Subscription)

Bloomberg  07 June 2011 :   Spare Middle East Tankers Drop to 4-Month Low as Demand Gains

Lloyd’s List  08 September 2010 :  VLCCs Removed from Market as Rates Hit 10-month Low  (Subscription)

Bloomberg  14 June 2010 :   Tanker Rates to Gain 43% as China Oil Buoys Frontline

Bloomberg  20 April 2010 :  Iran Adds Four Supertankers to Oil Storage, Taking Total to 11, Data Show