Owners are still reaping lucrative rates for longer-term tanker charters as spot rates rise.
Brokers reported Japanese owner Marubeni’s 297,000-dwt VLCC Mermaid Hope (built 2011) fixed for two years by trader Trafigura at $54,800 per day.
And Greek owner Angelicoussis Group’s 317,000-dwt Maran Antares (built 2012) was booked out for three years at $48,000 per day to Shell.
