Tanker Chartering and Freight Rates

• Published date: 01 July 2014
• Date: 01 July 2014
• DOI: http://doi.org/10.1111/j.1746-9066.2014.00042.x

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 )

2010 2011 2012 2013 2010 2011 2012 2013 2010 2011 2012 2013

January 9.44 4.96 4.79 3.21 16.35 7.79 8.67 6.02 8.29 6.88 2.87 2.63

February 8.10 4.89 4.06 2.13 15.57 9.33 6.81 4.48 8.75 3.99 4.62 2.76

March 8.29 5.87 4.15 2.12 15.19 9.77 7.53 4.59 6.82 6.77 4.35 3.63

April 8.47 5.11 4.86 2.32 15.76 10.17 8.07 4.53 6.62 5.06 3.89 2.79

May 8.25 5.57 4.61 2.49 15.45 8.34 7.58 4.88 7.91 5.57 4.71 3.03

June 8.90 5.41 3.94 2.73 17.30 9.47 6.48 5.95 6.40 4.95 4.50 2.10

July 6.94 5.03 2.94 3.03 11.92 7.69 4.66 5.69 6.36 4.06 3.04 3.45

August 5.82 4.83 2.90 2.75 10.15 7.06 4.70 4.90 5.99 4.51 2.72 2.11

September 5.40 4.58 3.06 2.67 9.33 7.08 5.25 4.90 5.24 4.73 3.33 1.97

October 4.90 4.42 2.61 2.97 8.91 7.34 4.86 5.24 5.78 3.74 2.87 2.54

November 6.39 5.13 3.28 3.96 13.25 8.49 5.47 7.57 6.03 4.94 3.72 2.55

December 4.90 4.56 4.56 4.49 8.91 7.97 6.20 8.41 5.78 4.04 3.18

YEAR 7.15 5.03 3.81 2.91 13.17 8.38 6.36 5.60 6.66 4.94 3.65 2.69

(Dollars per Metric Ton)

SPOT DIRTY FREIGHT RATES