October 25th, 2010 by Belisarius
(For The Week Ending October 22, 2010) Baltic Dirty Tanker Index rose 1.0%; Baltic Clean Tanker Index rose 2.9%. I can repeat last week’s comment: “Even though the strike in France keeps vessels employed (at anchor) – the market is still oversupplied. Rates are bellow operating costs.” Bloomberg story: Supertankers Face Two-Year Losing Streak as […]
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June 9th, 2010 by Belisarius
Financial Times Links: Fredriksen explores other waters; Fredriksen poised to swoop on ailing groups. Probably most famous shipping tycoon shares his views on market outlook. Mr. Fredriksen famous on building Frontline, world largest tanker company, sold most of his shipping assets (currently he holds only stakes in Frontline (Tanker), Golden Destiny (dry bulk) and Golar […]
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