Tanker Shipping: More optimism in sight for tankers in the winter season 09 October 2015 2015 has been the year of the tanker. The fundamental improvements with slow supply-side growth for some years coupled with low oil prices from mid-2014 created strength on both sides. Market analysis Tanker 2015
Tanker Shipping - Currently a tough time, but a pause for breath is foreseen at the end of 2010 12 October 2010 The upcoming winter season could be a very welcome time-out from sub-USD 10,000 per day markets for both crude and product tanker markets. BIMCO forecast that freight rates for VLCC will firm as the winter season Market analysis Tanker
Tanker Shipping 10 February 2010 Winter all year long seems to be what is needed to balance the tanker market in 2010 Market analysis Tanker
Tanker Shipping - Stronger tanker markets prolonged on strong fundamentals 16 March 2015 Demand for crude oil and oil product tankers is currently strong and both segments are enjoying an extended winter season with high earnings. Market analysis Tanker 2015
Tanker Shipping 14 April 2010 Floating storage is coming down on the narrowing of market contango, but persists in playing an important part in tanker demand Market analysis Tanker
Tankers still in demand despite bleak outlook 15 March 2011 One year ago the tanker orderbook stood at 132 million DWT – today it totals 118 million DWT. The total orderbook is down by 11% over the last year. Even though new contracts are being signed at a steady pace, that pace remains slower than that of newbuildings being delivered. Market analysis Tanker
Tanker Shipping - Unusually disruptive times combined with a stream of new tonnage in all segments 12 April 2011 In a year that is bound to be challenging for tankers, increasing focus will be on the different disruptions affecting the market and bringing about rate spikes Market analysis Tanker
Tanker Shipping: While we wait for 2020 to kick in, it's all about politics 12 June 2019 The tanker market is – even more so than before – all about geopolitics. Market analysis Macro Tanker
Tanker Shipping - Crude oil tankers out-perform their oil product peers in a market full of surprises 15 August 2014 Some time ago, BIMCO expected the first signs of a solid recovery in the oil tanker industry to appear in the product tanker market. However, like other soon-to-arrive recoveries, the waiting time tends to increase as we approach the expected tipping point. This time around, global refinery throughput started the year strongly but entered a still running soft patch in May, high volumes but shorter hauls out of the US Gulf, and the steady inflow of new ships were part of the cocktail that prevented freight rates from taking off big time. Market analysis Tanker
Tanker Shipping - The world of energy is undergoing fundamental changes 10 October 2013 Demand: The dynamic nature of the product tanker market, where refinery locations, local market demand specifications and price arbitrage trades are constant moving objects, turn one main trade into a minor trade within a New York minute. Market analysis Tanker
