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Fuel Tanker Costs Top $100k/d

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Some oil tanker earnings have climbed above $100k per day amid Red Sea chaos, according to Bloomberg.

  • Refined product shipments from the Middle East to Japan rose by 3% on the day Jan. 25, according to the Baltic Exchange, the highest level since 2020.
  • A voyage from the Middle East to Europe also costs between $97k-117k per day, depending on the vessel size.
  • One ME-Europe route was the highest rate since the Baltic Exchange began publishing in Sep. 2022
  • Attacks by Houthis in the Red Sea and subsequent diversions around the Cape of Good Hope have caused tanker rates to surge due to longer voyage times.

Source: Bloomberg

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