Weekly Note 16: Production Moratorium to Boost US Imports   Weekly Note 15: Summer Driving Season Heats Up
Weekly Note 14: The Two Faces of Brazilian Shipbuilding   Weekly Note 13: 2010 Hurricane Season 'Above Normal'
Weekly Note 12: Asset Sales - The Bumpy Road to Recovery   Weekly Note 11: 2010 - The Year of the Exits
Weekly Note 10: US Gulf Spill Encroaches on Tanker Lanes   Weekly Note 9: Supply Factors Boost VLCC Rates
Weekly Note 8: Clean Tanker Demand Posts Y-o-Y Gains   Weekly Note 7: West-to-East: The New VLCC Front-Haul
Weekly Note 6: Kozmino Cozies Up With Eastern Importers   Weekly Note 5: Growing Consumption to Spur Tanker Demand
Weekly Note 4: The Tides of Supply   Weekly Note 3: Port Delays Continue to Absorb Tonnage
Weekly Note 2: Tanker Market Outlook – Live Webinar   Weekly Note 1: 2010-2014 Tanker Market Outlook
Stratfor: THE IRANIAN INCURSION IN CONTEXT   Weekly Note 31: Where the Singles Went
Weekly Note 30: VLCC 2009 Year-to-Date Summary   Weekly Note 29: Valuation Methodology
Weekly Note 28: VLCC Retirement Options   Weekly Note 27: 1H2009 CPP Tanker Demand
Weekly Note 26: Flat Rate Forecast for 2010   Weekly Note 25: Shipping Seminars
Weekly Note 24: VLCCs Rally on Prompt Requirements   Weekly Note 23: 1H2009 Tanker Demand Analysis
Weekly Note 22: Bunker/Crude: A Deviation from the Norm   Monthly Report (01/2010 Sample) 1yr Subscription US $1,200
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Thursday, July 29, 2010 
Navfor area extended to Indian Ocean (Lloyds List)   TMT oil skimming ship en route to Dalian (Lloyds List)
Suppliers on learning curve with new rules Bunker suppliers need time to match new quality standards whilst keeping within sulphur limits (Lloyds List)   Bigger parcels mean larger tankers Investment in new tonnage comes as new sulphur rules and IMO single-hull regime take effect (Lloyds List)
Grenade may have caused MOL tanker explosion ‘Worrying development’ as early indications point to deliberate attack on VLCC in Strait of Hormuz (Lloyds List)   Crude Oil Rises for First Day in Five, Equities Gain Allay Supply Concern (Bloomberg)
TEN buys four tankers from private Tsakos fleet Move reflects desire to consolidate the group’s fleet of modern tankers (Lloyds List)    

Wednesday, July 28, 2010
 
Alma clinches $387m loan after abortive IPO Dry bulk and tanker owner does not rule out new IPO attempt as syndicated loan package covers whole fleet (Lloyds List)   Mitsui Says One Hurt in Possible Attack on Oil Tanker in Strait of Hormuz (Bloomberg)
Iran defiant as gasoline cargoes hit by sanctions (Reuters)   Banks pull plug on KG fund EEH after hurricane damage to ship (Lloyds List)
Crude Oil Declines on Signs Slowing U.S. Recovery Will Curtail Fuel Demand (Bloomberg)   The fight that must become all-out war The scourge of piracy is now so serious that the only strategy is to engage the pirates at sea under a formal declaration of war (Lloyds List)
Chinese yards prepare for stall in second-half orders Strong first half unlikely to continue as forecast drop in coal and ore imports hits dry bulk owners’ fleet plans (Lloyds List)   ICS calls for review of Indian Ocean anti-piracy operations (Lloyds List)

Tuesday, July 27, 2010
 
Genco joint issue raises $182.5m (Lloyds List)   BP Posts Record Loss as Dudley Replaces Hayward (Bloomberg)
Oil Trades Near $79 for Fourth Day as Equity Gains Compete With Stockpiles (Bloomberg)   U.S. Says 27% of Gulf Oil Output, 10% of Gas Idle After Bonnie's Exit (Bloomberg)
European tanker and gas carrier owners continue trading with Iran (Lloyds List)   First Ship Lease payout falls 61% (Lloyds List)
Secondhand deals in dry bulk sector still collapsing (Lloyds List)   Details of Navios tanker spree begin to take shape (Lloyds List)
Seaarland comes back from the brink with VLCC order Zachello group makes first newbuilding foray since restructuring in late 2009 and early 2010 (Lloyds List)   Embiricos pays $20.5m for aframax tanker (Lloyds List)

Monday, July 26, 2010
 
McCain continues pursuit of Jones Act Will the US Senator’s latest attempt to repeal the Jones Act law find favour with Congress? (Lloyds List)   Oil Rises to Trade Higher Than $79 as Equities Boost Optimism (Bloomberg)
FSL sues over ship arrests (Lloyds List)   Qatar Navigation profits double (Fairplay Shipping News)
More Asia pirate attacks reported (Fairplay Shipping News)   Law ‘destroys maritime sector’ (Lloyds List)
Jones Act fact box (Lloyds List)   Chavez Warns of Cut in Venezuela Oil Supplies to U.S. if Colombia Attacks (Bloomberg)
Dalian Port Resumes Operating Two Oil Berths After Explosion Caused Spill (Bloomberg)   Mixed fortunes likely in second quarter results Differing views for wet and dry sectors (Lloyds List)
Act supports 500,000 jobs and $100bn in economic output (Lloyds List)    

Friday, July 23, 2010
 
MHI to halt Kobe newbuildings (Fairplay Shipping News)   Crude Oil Drops From Near 11-Week High on Speculation Prices Rose Too Fast (Bloomberg)
Pirate foiled off Malaysia (Fairplay Shipping News)   Capesize fixed for zero dollars per day rate (Lloyds List)
Genco reveals bond and share sale total (Lloyds List)   Chinese shipyards on the rebound With new orders on the rise after a tough 2009 and despite ongoing challenges, Chinese yards are locked on expansion (Lloyds List)
Confusion mounts over US Gulf shipping clause Provision proposes that foreign vessels serving US offshore installations be at least 75% owned by US entities (Lloyds List)   Iranian VLCCs on floating storage down 75% in month Only seven vessels deployed compared with 24 in June anchored off Kharg Island and the Asaluyeh oil terminal (Lloyds List)

Thursday, July 22, 2010
 
Chinese shipyards warned of looming overcapacity (Lloyds List)   Nanjing Tanker eyes VLCC newbuildings (Lloyds List)
Crude Oil Futures Climb in New York on Weaker Dollar, Advancing Equities (Bloomberg)   First-half tanker slippage rate increases to 25% (Lloyds List)

Wednesday, July 21, 2010
 
Oil Trades Near a Three-Week High After Decline in U.S. Crude Stockpiles (Bloomberg)   Bold conservatism of Navios tanker move Counter-cyclical investment ethos leads to daring but shrewd purchase (Lloyds List)
DSME wins $347m order for four VLCCs (Lloyds List)   Somali pirates free Norwegian tanker (Lloyds List)
China overtakes South Korea as world’s largest shipbuilder Chinese builders deliver over 4m dwt more than Korean yards, although brokers are not convinced nation will remain on top (Lloyds List)   BP Can Keep Well Shut Another 24 Hours as No Evidence of Leak, Allen Says (Bloomberg)
Official: 'Severe threat' as China oil spill grows (Associated Press)  
 
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