Tanker Chartering and Freight Rates

• Date: 01 July 2016
• DOI: http://doi.org/10.1111/oets.77
• Published date: 01 July 2016

Table 23

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

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

2012 2013 2014 2015 2012 2013 2014 2015 2012 2013 2014 2015

January 4.79 3.21 3.84 4.50 8.67 6.02 7.63 8.83 2.87 2.63 - 3.52

February 4.06 2.13 3.73 3.61 6.81 4.48 7.02 7.84 4.62 2.76 2.79 4.25

March 4.15 2.12 3.40 3.39 7.53 4.59 6.09 7.05 4.35 3.63 2.17 4.09

April 4.86 2.32 3.05 3.61 8.07 4.53 5.44 7.27 3.89 2.79 2.05 2.66

May 4.61 2.49 2.97 4.50 7.58 4.88 5.10 8.63 4.71 3.03 2.19 -

June 3.94 2.73 3.09 4.08 6.48 5.95 5.10 8.44 4.50 2.10 1.91 -

July 2.94 3.03 3.21 4.06 4.66 5.69 6.49 9.06 3.04 3.45 2.79 3.24

August 2.90 2.75 3.02 2.78 4.70 4.90 6.19 5.60 2.72 2.11 1.80 -

September 3.06 2.67 2.60 3.11 5.25 4.90 5.59 6.53 3.33 1.97 1.96 -

October 2.61 2.97 2.78 4.34 4.86 5.24 5.83 8.90 2.87 2.54 2.57 -

November 3.28 3.96 3.52 4.60 5.47 7.57 7.30 8.37 3.72 2.55 3.83 -

December 4.56 4.49 3.91 5.61 6.20 8.41 9.33 10.57 3.18 - 2.81 -

YEAR 3.81 2.91 3.26 4.02 6.36 5.60 6.43 8.09 3.65 2.69 2.44 3.55

(Dollars per Metric Ton)

SPOT DIRTY FREIGHT RATES