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VLCC Rates Surging to Multi-Year Highs

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VLCC day rates pass $100,000 as Chinese refineries boost crude buying.

  • •Seasonal winter rally and Chinese crude import quotas drive rates uptick this week.
  • •Average time charter rates for largest tankers now at the highest in 29 months, according to Baltic Exchange figures.

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