EMF welcomes Stephen Schueler as new Chairman of the Board

Copenhagen, Denmark, June 15, 2021 — European Maritime Finance A/S announces the addition of Stephen Schueler as Chairman of the Board to its leadership team. Stephen has extensive background in the maritime industry, financing, consumer, technology, supply chain solutions and developing scale for companies looking to enable growth and transition to green solutions.  Martin Haugaard, CEO of European […]

Bidders go high for Equinor aframax and LR2 tanker newbuildings

Owners with pre-steel price-rise options could be in a competitive position Norway’s Equinor has received a wide range of offers from shipowners for a raft of dual-fuelled aframax and LR2 tanker newbuildings, with some priced at 15% to 20% above recently concluded vessel deals due to the recent hike in steel prices. Brokers said bids […]

Tanker Market Outlook 2019

The reply from the industry on the present outlook of the tanker- market is positive. Shipowners are currently stating “the market turned for the better last year”. Adding that ongoing trade wars and geopolitical tensions are, if anything only a “positive stimuli” for the tanker- freight demand. “Geopolitical tensions are positive for the tanker- market […]

Dry Bulk – Rough sea at the start of the year – Exciting times ahead!

There is no secret that the dry bulk market took a significant dive at the beginning of the year. Although, the first quarter historically is a low season where the dry bulk market normally experience lower rates due to Chinese new years, this time around unpredictable events hit the market hard. The Feijão dam in […]

Aframax in the front seat

Tropical Storm “Gordon” tightens the tonnage availability Aframax owners is currently enjoying remarkably higher rates due to the bad weather in the US Gulf, up almost 15% over night. The average global freight rate has surpassed $16.000 a day, up around $3.000 from last week. The Aframax market has been on the strong side the […]

New VLCC vehicle ready for Oslo Stock Exchange

ADS Crude Carriers, a company founded by Arendals Dampskibselskab (ADS) in 2015, is heading for Merkur Market. Merkur Market is a marketplace owned by Oslo Stock Exchange, offering the fastest admission process in Europe. According to Tradewinds, Oslo Stock Exchange has approved the listing and first trading day will be today, Tuesday. ADS Crude was […]

Oil cartel OPEC increases production

Removes production cuts equal to 1 million barrels a day According to Reuters, OPEC has reached an agreement, despite the disagreement that existed before the meeting, to reduce production cuts equivalent to one million barrels a day. This means an actual increase of 600.000 barrels from today’s production levels. There is always some uncertainty about […]