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Supertankers Racing to Middle East Worsen Ship Crunch
Supertankers are racing to the Middle East to cash in on soaring fees for carrying oil through the Strait of Hormuz.
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Vintage Tonnage Captures the Freight Premium
The defining feature of the current asset market is not limited to five-year-old tonnage trading above newbuilding prices. Repricing spans the entire age curve and intensifies with vessel age. VLCC values are up 30% year-over-year at five years, 42% at ten years, 61% at fifteen years, and 90% at twenty years. The Suezmax curve shows ...
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Asia-US container rates rise, tanker rates ex-USG soften as Asia port congestion intensifies
Rates for shipping containers from east Asia and China to the US were mostly higher this week while rates for liquid chemical tankers ex-US Gulf were mostly softer, all while schedule reliability is decreasing because of congestion at Asia ports. PORT CONGESTION Global container vessel schedule reliability dropped to 56.4% in July 2026, a decline ...
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Tankers: Export Flows Could Increase from West to East
The tanker market could experience an increase of flows from West to East in the coming years, following the 65 billion barrel deal between the US and Venezuela. In its latest weekly report, shipbroker Gibson said that “last Friday, President Trump announced that the US had reached an agreement to control 65 billion barrels of ...
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Sea Pioneer emerges behind SK Oceanplant aframax haul
Greek owner Sea Pioneer Shipping has emerged as the company behind SK Oceanplant’s recently announced series of six firm plus two optional aframax tankers. Market sources have identified the Vasilis Bacolitsas-led owner as the previously unnamed Greek customer behind six 115,000 dwt crude carriers at the South Korean yard, with two further options attached. SK …
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Four shipowners co-order vessels in record-breaking VINGA series: “The right time to invest”
Four shipping companies from Sweden, Norway, and Canada see a bright future in the European intermediate tanker market and are ordering four new VINGA ships — taking the series, developed by Furetank, to a remarkable 26 vessels. The new investment was announced on Friday in conjunction with the naming ceremony for FURE VASA, a newly ...
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Commodity Vessel Transits Through Strait of Hormuz Hit Three-Month Low, Data Shows
Just two tankers transited the key energy chokepoint of the Strait of Hormuz on Monday, for the lowest daily tally of commodity vessels since early May, with both entering the Gulf, shipping data showed.
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In-depth Suezmax study makes CAPEX case for T-BOSS® sterntubeless shaftline system
An in-depth evaluation study based on reference data from a Suezmax crude oil tanker has demonstrated the benefits of using Thordon Bearings’ innovative T-BOSS® shaftline solution instead of a conventional oil...
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Satellite Images Show Seven Tankers Loading Iraqi Crude at Once
Seven crude carriers were moored at Iraq’s Persian Gulf export facilities on August 24—a sharp increase from recent weeks. The carriers had a combined carrying capacity of roughly 13 million barrels, according to satellite imagery analyzed by Bloomberg. TankerTrackers.com separately said it counted and identified 13 million barrels loading Monday at Iraq’s Al Basrah Oil Terminal. That is a dramatic departure from the past several weeks, when satellite passes typically showed just one or two tankers at Iraq’s offshore export…
Product tanker rates rally as voyage distances stretch
Rerouted refined product cargoes are absorbing tonnage faster than the orderbook can replace it.
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QatarEnergy Offers 10 LNG Tankers for Lease Amid Production Halt, Soaring Shipping Rates, Sources Say
QatarEnergy Offers 10 LNG Tankers for Lease Amid Production Halt, Soaring Shipping Rates, Sources Say EnergyNow.com
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Teekay Tankers rides record spot rates to $225.9m Q2 earnings
Teekay Tankers rides record spot rates to $225.9m Q2 earnings Baird Maritime
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Cosco frees stranded tankers as Hormuz-fuelled rate surge doubles profit
Cosco frees stranded tankers as Hormuz-fuelled rate surge doubles profit Lloyd's List
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BofA downgrades Scorpio Tankers stock rating on peak tanker rates
BofA downgrades Scorpio Tankers stock rating on peak tanker rates Investing.com
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Scorpio Tankers: Capital Returns Could Accelerate As Rates Stay Elevated (NYSE:STNG)
Scorpio Tankers: Capital Returns Could Accelerate As Rates Stay Elevated (NYSE:STNG) Seeking Alpha
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Long Voyages in a Fragmented World: The Evolution of Tankers
Long Voyages in a Fragmented World: The Evolution of Tankers Vortexa
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TORM to add six MR tankers from resale market as profit almost doubles
TORM to add six MR tankers from resale market as profit almost doubles rivieramm.com
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Oil Tankers Transiting Strait of Hormuz Since Start of Iran War
Oil Tankers Transiting Strait of Hormuz Since Start of Iran War Insurance Journal
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Tanker Market: The Switch From Clean to Dirty Tankers Is Intensifying
Tanker Market: The Switch From Clean to Dirty Tankers Is Intensifying Hellenic Shipping News
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Interview: America’s Oil Surge Is Pulling Tankers West — and Reshaping Global Trade
Interview: America’s Oil Surge Is Pulling Tankers West — and Reshaping Global Trade gCaptain
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Glencore, Taiwan refiner book tankers to load Middle East oil after ceasefire
Glencore, Taiwan refiner book tankers to load Middle East oil after ceasefire Reuters
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Clean Tankers Reposition West as Hormuz Stays Shut
Clean Tankers Reposition West as Hormuz Stays Shut Vortexa
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Targeting tankers: Photos of Iranian strikes on oil shipping
Targeting tankers: Photos of Iranian strikes on oil shipping Reuters
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A Huge Bet on Supertankers Reverberates Through the Oil Market
A Huge Bet on Supertankers Reverberates Through the Oil Market Bloomberg
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Q1 2026 Tankers: Mid-Size Surge as Shadow Fleet Unravels
Q1 2026 Tankers: Mid-Size Surge as Shadow Fleet Unravels Kpler
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25 Tankers Exported Kazakh Oil from Russian Black Sea Port of Novorossiysk In December 2025: Database
25 Tankers Exported Kazakh Oil from Russian Black Sea Port of Novorossiysk In December 2025: Database BlackSeaNews
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Oil majors and traders swoop on Greek tankers amid brisk chartering activity
Oil majors and traders swoop on Greek tankers amid brisk chartering activity TradeWinds News
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New Tankers Join Russian Oil Trade in Rare Move as Rates Jump
New Tankers Join Russian Oil Trade in Rare Move as Rates Jump gCaptain
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Venezuela’s Dark Fleet of Oil Tankers Emerges
Venezuela’s Dark Fleet of Oil Tankers Emerges Transport Topics
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Drone attacks push Black Sea war insurance rates higher for oil tankers
Drone attacks push Black Sea war insurance rates higher for oil tankers Baird Maritime
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Scorpio Tankers (STNG) Stock Trades Up, Here Is Why
Scorpio Tankers (STNG) Stock Trades Up, Here Is Why StockStory
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Russia Reclaims Its Dark Fleet as Venezuela Tankers Come Under Attack
Russia Reclaims Its Dark Fleet as Venezuela Tankers Come Under Attack Windward
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VLCC rates soften as Suezmax tankers gain ground
VLCC rates soften as Suezmax tankers gain ground rivieramm.com
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PDVSA Turns Tankers Into Floating Storage as U.S. Ship Seizures Choke Exports
PDVSA Turns Tankers Into Floating Storage as U.S. Ship Seizures Choke Exports gCaptain
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Crude and product tankers: Can strength carry through into 2026?
Crude and product tankers: Can strength carry through into 2026? Lloyd's List
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Supertankers Racing Empty to Lift Oil Highlight Vessel Shortage
Supertankers Racing Empty to Lift Oil Highlight Vessel Shortage gCaptain
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Shell linked to long-term deal for new Champion tankers
Shell linked to long-term deal for new Champion tankers TradeWinds News
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Black Sea War Risk Insurance Jumps After Drone Strikes on Sanctioned Tankers
Black Sea War Risk Insurance Jumps After Drone Strikes on Sanctioned Tankers gCaptain
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Tankers feast as oil floods the market
Tankers feast as oil floods the market Splash247
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World’s biggest oil tankers just got a lot more expensive as buyers shift away from Russian crude
World’s biggest oil tankers just got a lot more expensive as buyers shift away from Russian crude The Economic Times
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Nordic American Tankers: Spot Rates Continue Climbing, Setting The Tone For 2026
Nordic American Tankers: Spot Rates Continue Climbing, Setting The Tone For 2026 Seeking Alpha
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A surge in shipping rates drives the second-hand prices of crude tankers
A surge in shipping rates drives the second-hand prices of crude tankers Cyprus Shipping News
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48 Tankers Exported Kazakh Oil from Russian Black Sea Port of Novorossiysk In October 2025: Database
48 Tankers Exported Kazakh Oil from Russian Black Sea Port of Novorossiysk In October 2025: Database BlackSeaNews
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Oil Tankers Get ‘Dirty’ Ditching Fuels for Crude as Rates Boom
Oil Tankers Get ‘Dirty’ Ditching Fuels for Crude as Rates Boom Bloomberg
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Teekay Tankers Q3 net income rises on vessel sales
Teekay Tankers Q3 net income rises on vessel sales Baird Maritime
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2025 shaping up to be the best year for tankers in a decade
2025 shaping up to be the best year for tankers in a decade Splash247
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Crude tankers firing on all cylinders as oil in transit soars
Crude tankers firing on all cylinders as oil in transit soars Lloyd's List
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Iran-Flagged Tankers Briefly End, Then Resume, AIS Dark Activity
Iran-Flagged Tankers Briefly End, Then Resume, AIS Dark Activity Windward
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Oil Tankers to China Face Cancellations After Beijing Targets U.S. Ships
Oil Tankers to China Face Cancellations After Beijing Targets U.S. Ships gCaptain
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SCI to order 10 tankers as it forms joint venture with Indian refiners
SCI to order 10 tankers as it forms joint venture with Indian refiners TradeWinds News
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Oil Tankers Charging $87,000 a Day Signal Supply Is on the Rise
Oil Tankers Charging $87,000 a Day Signal Supply Is on the Rise Bloomberg
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Trafigura Plans to Order Two More Supertankers as Global Ship Fleet Ages
Trafigura Plans to Order Two More Supertankers as Global Ship Fleet Ages gCaptain
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Scorpio Tankers charters out LR2 tanker, provides Q3 rate update
Scorpio Tankers charters out LR2 tanker, provides Q3 rate update Baird Maritime
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Sanctioned Tankers Now Carry 36% of Russia’s Oil Exports
Sanctioned Tankers Now Carry 36% of Russia’s Oil Exports Windward