VLCC rates down by half in just 2 weeks

The booming tanker market in the first half of the year, especially for the major VLCCs, may have created outsize expectations for full-year 2015 earnings, according to Deutsche Bank.
Photo: Euronav
Photo: Euronav
BY OLE ANDERSEN

Not only has the peak been cut from the recent months' soaring tanker rates. Last week's spot rates for the major VLCC crude oil tankers reached an average of some USD 40,000 per day, which was the lowest level in five months.

Already a subscriber?Log in here

Read the whole article

Get access for 14 days for free. No credit card is needed, and you will not be automatically signed up for a paid subscription after the free trial.

With your free trial you get:

  • Access all locked articles
  • Receive our daily newsletters
  • Access our app
!
!
Must contain at least 6 characters
!
Must contain at least 2 characters
!
Must contain at least 2 characters

Get full access for you and your coworkers

Start a free company trial today

Sign up for our newsletter

Stay ahead of development by receiving our newsletter on the latest sector knowledge.

!
Newsletter terms

Front page now

Further reading