Spot VLCC earnings in the Middle East have fallen to their lowest in recent memory amid rising bunker costs and weak shipping demand.

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The Baltic Exchange estimated time charter equivalent earnings on the TD3C Middle East Gulf-China route at -$5,306 per day on Monday, down from -$3,843 on Friday.