VLCCs have turned out to be the worst hit during the Covid-19 coronavirus outbreak across the tanker segments, while earnings of suezmaxes and aframaxes are more resilient.

According to Clarksons Platou, average spot earnings of VLCCs have dropped 67.6% from the month-ago level to $22,300 per day, suezmaxes down 54.5% to $28,000 per day, and aframaxes down 43.4% to $28,300 per day.