Tanker gains from Israel-Iran conflict have largely evaporated
- Middle East Gulf-China VLCC rates have fallen 63% vs peak on June 23
- Middle East Gulf-Japan LR2 rates down 51% from recent high
- Now that conflict rate catalyst has waned, hope shifts to future rate upside from Opec+ production
Oil prices and tanker stocks immediately plunged when the Israel-Iran ceasefire was declared. The freight market has now followed suit. Crude and product tanker spot rates in the Middle East have suffered a major reversal