Tankers
VLCC owners secure firmer numbers on Middle East Gulf–China run as October stems emerge
An early start to the October loading programme gave crude tanker owners room to push rates higher on the benchmark eastbound route.
Tomas Halvorsen
Tanker Correspondent
Tomas reports on crude, product and gas tanker markets from Oslo, with a focus on trade flows and fleet supply.
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Chartering
Pool operator adds six MR tankers as product tanker trades lengthen
The additions bring the pool's medium-range fleet above 60 vessels amid continued demand for long-haul clean product voyages.
Tankers
Aframax market lifted by Mediterranean and Black Sea activity
Cross-Mediterranean rates rose as a busy fixing window met a shorter list of prompt tonnage.