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06/12/2022at 13:13

Torm has carried crude oil to take advantage of elevated prices

Rates on seaborne crude transportation have gone up due to new sanctions targeting Russia, prompting more product tanker operators, including Torm, to sail with crude oil.
Carriers normally sailing with oil products such as diesel, gasoline and heating oil are now filling ship tanks with crude oil in order to take advantage of elevated freight prices following the recent sanctions against Russia, says Torm CEO Jacob Meldgaard. | Photo: Carsten Lundager / Torm
by DAG HOLMSTAD

Freight rates on carrying crude oil across oceans have increased strongly in the run-up to the European Union’s sanctions on Russian oil, which came into force on Monday.

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