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Barry Parker


Wednesday, October 30, 2024
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Shipping

Why STNG’s Wager on DHT Could Signal a Tanker Market Rebound

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

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Monday, October 21, 2024
Aerial view of tanker ship at sea. Stock Photo: Shutterstock/bob63
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Is the Tanker Market Set for a Comeback? Experts Say a ‘November Surge’ Could Be Just the Beginning

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

October 21, 2024
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Wednesday, October 9, 2024
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Shipping

Geopolitical Volatility Fuels Surge in Tanker Rates

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

October 9, 2024
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Friday, September 20, 2024
Indian Navy's guided missile destroyer INS Visakhapatnam responds as smoke rises from Marlin Luanda, at the location given as Gulf of Aden. Handout via REUTERS
Shipping

Disruption Drives Shipping: How Geopolitical Tensions and Market Volatility Are Reshaping Global Maritime Trade

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

September 20, 2024
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Monday, September 9, 2024
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Shipping

Tankers: An Upward Spurt in The Offing?

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

September 9, 2024
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Friday, September 6, 2024
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Dry Bulk Shipping Sees Renewed Momentum 

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

September 6, 2024
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Friday, August 30, 2024
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Shipping

Frontline Anticipates Seasonal Upturn in Tanker Market

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

August 30, 2024
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Friday, February 9, 2024
Bob Burke. Photo courtesy Marine Money
Shipping

Should I Stay or Do I Go? Ridgebury Tankers’ Burke Reflects on Selling His Fleet

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

February 9, 2024
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Tuesday, January 16, 2024
US Navy destroyer USS Truxtun escorts merchant ship in red sea
Shipping

The Red Sea Crisis: Possibly the Beginning of Something Bigger

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

January 16, 2024
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Friday, July 7, 2023
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Shipping

IMO’s 2023 Revised GHG Strategy: Next Steps

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

July 7, 2023
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Monday, July 3, 2023
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IMO MEPC 80: Day 1

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

July 3, 2023
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Monday, June 26, 2023
Delegates Told to Be ‘Ambitious and Bold’ Ahead of IMO’s Critical MEPC 80 Meeting
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Delegates Told to Be ‘Ambitious and Bold’ Ahead of IMO’s Critical MEPC 80 Meeting

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

June 26, 2023
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Tuesday, May 2, 2023
Scorpio Tankers' handymax tanker STI Batterdea enters the port of Rotterdam
Shipping

Scorpio Tankers: Bulls, Bears, and ‘Shiptwits’

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

May 2, 2023
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Tuesday, April 25, 2023
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Environment

New Report Provides IMO with a Following Wind for Reducing GHG Emissions from Ships

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

April 25, 2023
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Friday, April 21, 2023
A tanker ship is seen in the English Channel at sunrise, near Dover, Britain, August 4, 2021. REUTERS/Peter Nicholls/File Photo
Shipping

Carbon Chronicles: Insets and Offsets

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

April 21, 2023
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Monday, April 17, 2023
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Shipping

Carbon Chronicles: Voluntary Carbon Credits

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

April 17, 2023
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Friday, March 31, 2023
A tanker ship is seen in the English Channel at sunrise, near Dover, Britain, August 4, 2021. REUTERS/Peter Nicholls/File Photo
Environment

IMO Moving Towards Agreements on Decarbonization

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

March 31, 2023
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Monday, March 27, 2023
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Shipping

CMA Shipping 2023: Liner Shipping’s Commercial and Data-Driven Future

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

March 27, 2023
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Wednesday, March 1, 2023
Aerial photo of an oil tanker at anchor. Stock Photo: Nickeo23/Shutterstock
Shipping

Earnings Season: Big Tankers Rake In Big Bucks

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

March 1, 2023
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Tuesday, February 28, 2023
Offshore Wind’s Jones Act Supply Chain Getting into Gear
Offshore

Offshore Wind’s Jones Act Supply Chain Getting into Gear

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

February 28, 2023
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