Barry Parker

By Barry Parker (gCaptain) – In recent months, the froth has come off the prices of tanker shares. In the highly cyclical world of shipping stocks, when

By Barry Parkger (gCaptain) – The tanker market session at Capital Link’s Maritime Forum in New York drew a standing-room-only crowd. Although

With tensions in the Middle East ratcheting upward again, the tanker market is taking notice. In a weekly market opinion piece titled “Tankers in

(gCaptain) – One presenter at a recent seminar, produced jointly by law firm Reed Smith and class society DNV, Jakub Walenkiewicz, the Principal Market

(gCaptain) – Over the past 2½ years, the tanker market has received much attention and brought good fortune to investors who jumped aboard following the

The dry bulk shipping sector is experiencing a resurgence, with the Baltic Dry Index (BDI) showing improvement and major financial institutions taking notice.

Frontline plc (NYSE: FRO), a major player in the tanker industry, has reported its Q2 2024 earnings of $0.62 per share, matching the previous quarter’s

By Barry Parker (gCaptain) – After leaning into a surging tanker market and selling off his fleet at, or near, its peak, what should is a shipowner to

By Barry Parker (gCaptain) – When it comes to shipping market predictions, analysts crunching supply and demand numbers can sometimes, but not always,

By Barry Parker (gCaptain) – Today, the International Maritime Organization (IMO’s) MEPC 80 meeting saw the adoption of a Revised Strategy for

Barry Parker (gCaptain) – The International Maritime Organization’s MEPC 80 meeting kicked off Monday morning at the IMO headquarters in London, with

By Barry Parker (gCaptain) – With the all-important MEPC 80 meeting now a week away, the preparatory work at the International Maritime Organization

By Barry Parker (gCaptain) – Tanker market watchers eagerly awaited the Q1 earnings report from product tanker behemoth Scorpio Tankers (NYSE: STNG),

By Barry Parker (gCaptain) – In anticipation of the upcoming Marine Environment Protection Committee (MEPC) 80 meeting of the International Maritime

By Barry Parker (gCaptain) – In shipping, timing is crucial. Shortly after my previous article on carbon offsets in the maritime industry earlier this

By Barry Parker (gCaptain) – In a recent press release, shipping industry participants Greenheart, Njord, and Marsoft announced that they have entered

By Barry Parker (gCaptain) – The International Maritime Organization’s (IMO) upcoming environmental meeting, MEPC 80, is now three months away. It

By Barry Parker (gCaptain) – On Day 3 of the Connecticut Maritime Association’s well-attended Shipping 2023 conference, the Liner Shipping panel

By Barry Parker (gCaptain) – The listed companies running the big fleet of tankers have now reported earnings for 2022’s Q4. As last year ended, the

By Barry Parker (gCaptain) – Capital Link’s Jones Act webinar on Offshore Wind, moderated by lawyer Winston & Strawn’s Charlie Papavizas,