Research
What we publish
Market briefings, explainers, and white papers written by members of the Research & Publications branch. Everything here is free to read and free to share.
Market briefings
Short, timely reads on something that just moved — a rate spike, a regulatory decision, a disrupted route — and why it matters beyond the headline.
Explainers
Evergreen primers that assume no background: how a charter party works, how LNG is priced, what a tonne-mile actually measures.
White papers
Longer collaborative pieces, usually a semester of work, taking a position on a question without a settled answer.
Sample entries The three items below are realistic placeholders showing the format and subject range we are working toward. They are not published work and the links do not resolve. Real pieces will replace them as our first cohort begins writing.
Archive
Republishing
Using our work
You are welcome to quote or republish our research with attribution to the Maritime, Energy & Commodities Society at Penn and a link to the original. If you spot an error, we would genuinely like to know — corrections are published.