Oil Shipping Rates Surge After U.S. Sanctions Hit Availability

Summary • VLCC rates for Mideast to China up 39% since Friday • Shipping costs for Russian ESPO Blend to China more than double – S&P Global • Fleet tightness could worsen if shadow fleet seeks new vessels – Kpler (Reuters) – Supertanker freight rates jumped after the U.S. expanded sanctions on Russia’s oil industry, … Read more