Equasis has appointed Mr. S. Riaz Khan, Head of DVB Bank’s Shipping Research as Chairman of Editorial Board designate for a period of 2 years.
Equasis (www.equasis.org) is an information system that collates data on quality … Read More

Prospects for continuing solid demand means big bulk carriers may be milked for some time to come.

August 14th, 2003 22:00 GMT

Published in WEEKLY

Geoff Garfield London

Strong fundamentals make capesize and panamax bulkers potentially profitable punts for the “savvy shipowner”. But a surge of orders could rapidly change the outlook, warns a … Read More

The bulk-market rally is showing no signs of slowing as Asia’s hunger for crude steel continues to grow.

March 13th, 2003 23:00 GMT

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Gillian Whittaker Athens

Researchers from DVB Nedship Bank are forecasting a rosy future for dry-bulk markets but are more cautious on tanker trends. In both sectors, they link … Read More

Shell, Vela, ExxonMobil and Korea’s S-Oil again dominated liftings from the Middle East last year but the second tier of major tanker charterers threw up some big changes. March 7th, 2002 23:00 GMT by Geoff Garfield London Published in WEEKLY   Indian companies out of the Middle East Gulf and Red … Read More

July 20th, 2000 22:00 GMT

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CHINA OIL cargoes from the Middle East and West Africa have risen sharply this year with a big swing towards the use of VLCCs, according to new figures.

Cargo volumes from the Persian Gulf/Red Sea area and West Africa are up 88% for the period … Read More

July 6th, 2000 22:00 GMT

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Saudi Arabia’s move to pump out an extra half million barrels of oil per day is going to add even more heat to an already hot tanker market, according to market watcher Riaz Khan.

Khan’s detailed monitoring of tanker movements around the Middle East Gulf … Read More

February 24th, 2000 23:00 GMT

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CHINA´s economy is having a growing impact on the VLCC and steel trades, according to brokers. Geneva-based Riaz Khan has noticed the growing popularity of VLCCs in the Chinese market since last August, and expects the trend to continue in March with another four … Read More

Shipowners need to turn information on the behaviour of charterers to their own advantage if they are to lift freight rates, says Intertanko.

November 30th, 1995 23:00 GMT

by By Geoff Garfield

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Charterers have the advantage of various tools to manipulate the market,

notably by concealing demand through private fixing, and adjusting

their programs … Read More

Higher rates for large tankers lately may have provided a much-needed lining for shipowners’ pockets, but they have once again served to delay the scrapping of older vessels.

October 19th, 1995 23:00 GMT

by By Geoff Garfield

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Last week, the World Bermuda was the first VLCC to be sold for demolition during … Read More

Charterers are still relying heavily on mid-1970s-built tankers to haul most of their oil out of the Persian Gulf.

October 5th, 1995 23:00 GMT

by By Geoff Garfield

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Geneva-based broker Riaz Khan of Marinav Shipping and Trading says the bulk of fixtures logged so far this year involves “over-age” tankers, with 15- … Read More