Connecticut tanker brokerage Charles R Weber has had more to survive in the past year than a transition in leadership.

One challenge is the wild, wild ride of the tanker market, which went from record-setting highs in early 2020 to a prolonged trough that has stretched from last summer.

The other was Covid-19.

New leaders Christos Alexandrou and Christos Papanicolaou expressed optimism in a recent interview that both problems are nearly behind them.