After a month-long rally, it was a low-key start to November for crude tankers.
Howe Robinson described the VLCC market as quiet to close out the week, while the suezmax and aframax markets were muted.
For VLCCs, it said longer voyages were still commanding a premium, but there were still plenty of ships to be had.
"The tonnage list [in the Middle East Gulf] looks sufficient, leaving charterers in no real hurry, particularly if they can accept the slightly compromised vessels," Howe Robinson said in...
