Tanker Chartering and Freight Rates

• Date: 01 July 2018
• Published date: 01 July 2018
• DOI: http://doi.org/10.1111/oets.12033

Table 23

Haul Mid East - Mex Gulf/Caribb ean Mid East - Far East Mex Gulf/Carib - US/Can E Coast

Size ('000 DWT) ( VLCC ) ( VLCC ) ( LR 1 )

2014 2015 2016 2017 2014 2015 2016 2017 2014 2015 2016 2017

January 3.84 4.50 4.37 4.99 7.63 8.83 8.74 9.02 … 3.52 … 3.19

February 3.73 3.61 3.89 4.34 7.02 7.84 8.33 7.97 2.79 4.25 … 2.49

March 3.40 3.39 3.50 3.64 6.09 7.05 8.97 7.39 2.17 4.09 … 2.39

April 3.05 3.61 5.27 4.31 5.44 7.27 8.78 8.14 2.05 2.66 2.29 0.00

May 2.97 4.50 4.07 3.37 5.10 8.63 7.95 7.93 2.19 … … 2.39

June 3.09 4.08 3.79 2.79 5.10 8.44 7.57 6.69 1.91 … 2.31 2.39

July 3.21 4. 06 3.02 2.74 6.49 9.06 5.63 6.73 2.79 3.24 1.92 2.66

August 3.02 2.78 2.76 2.55 6.19 5.60 4.81 5.81 1.80 … 2.26 2.66

September 2.60 3.11 2.67 2.43 5.59 6.53 4.65 6.06 1.96 … 2.26 3.13

October 2.78 4.34 3.49 2.85 5.83 8.90 6.45 8.39 2.57 … 2.26 3.03

November 3.52 4.60 4.48 3.19 7.30 8.37 8.52 8.49 3.83 … 3.26 2.54

December 3.91 5.61 5.28 3.02 9.33 10.57 9.95 7.47 2.81 … 2.59 3.62

YEAR 3.26 4.02 3.88 3.35 6.43 8.09 7.53 7.51 2.44 3.55 2.39 2.54

(Dollars per Metric Ton)

SPOT DIRTY FREIGHT RATES