Paolo d'Amico is tired of waiting for the IMO 2020 tanker rally — thankfully, he thinks it's right around the corner.

The chairman of the Milan-traded shipowner told TradeWinds Thursday that he expects things to start peeking up next month, with the effects truly felt in the fourth quarter.

"We keep speculations, we're speculating on what is going to happen, how it's going to happen," d'Amico said.