This in-depth analysis of the shipping industry explores the economic factors that affect the long-term charter rates for tanker ships. Zannetos provides valuable insight into the variables that affect tanker economics and offers suggestions for improving measurement methods. This is essential reading for anyone interested in the shipping industry or the economics of transportation. This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important, and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it. This work is in the "public domain in the United States of America, and possibly other nations. Within the United States, you may freely copy and distribute this work, as no entity (individual or corporate) has a copyright on the body of the work. Scholars believe, and we concur, that this work is important enough to be preserved, reproduced, and made generally available to the public. We appreciate your support of the preservation process, and thank you for being an important part of keeping this knowledge alive and relevant.