Tanker Chartering and Freight Rates

• Published date: 01 July 2013
• DOI: http://doi.org/10.1111/j.1746-9066.2013.00028.x
• Date: 01 July 2013

Table 24

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 )

2009 2010 2011 2012 2009 2010 2011 2012 2009 2010 2011 2012

January 6.40 9.44 4.96 4.79 10.86 16.35 7.79 8.67 5.85 8.29 6.88 2.87

February 5.02 8.10 4.89 4.06 8.35 15.57 9.33 6.81 3.99 8.75 3.99 4.62

March 4.55 8.29 5.87 4.15 7.53 15.19 9.77 7.53 6.10 6.82 6.77 4.35

April 2.89 8.47 5.11 4.86 6.62 15.76 10.17 8.07 3.14 6.62 5.06 3.89

May 3.10 8.25 5.57 4.61 5.76 15.45 8.34 7.58 4.08 7.91 5.57 4.71

June 4.05 8.90 5.41 3.94 8.32 17.30 9.47 6.48 4.72 6.40 4.95 4.50

July 3.83 6.94 5.03 2.94 7.63 11.92 7.69 4.66 3.78 6.36 4.06 3.04

August 4.19 5.82 4.83 2.90 6.91 10.15 7.06 4.70 3.53 5.99 4.51 2.72

September 3.53 5.40 4.58 3.06 6.42 9.33 7.08 5.25 4.12 5.24 4.73 3.33

October 4.30 4.90 4.42 2.61 8.13 8.91 7.34 4.86 4.44 5.78 3.74 2.87

November 4.52 6.39 5.13 3.28 9.16 13.25 8.49 5.47 4.44 6.03 4.94 3.72

December 5.36 4.90 4.56 4.56 10.45 8.91 7.97 6.20 6.19 5.78 4.04 3.18

YEAR 4.31 7.15 5.03 3.81 8.01 13.17 8.38 6.36 4.53 6.66 4.94 3.65

(Dollars per Metric Ton)

SPOT DIRTY FREIGHT RATES