Hormuz crisis evolves into even greater moneymaker for tanker owners
- VLCC and suezmax spot rates spiked earlier in September and have remained near to all-time highs since then
- On a percentage basis, aframax spot rates have risen even more than VLCC rates in September, with multiple aframax indexes at record highs on Monday
- Product tanker rates surge: Singapore-Australia MR index reached its highest level since September 2022, the India-Japan index reached its highest since May 2020, the US Gulf-Europe MR index spiked 66% on Monday vs Friday and the US Gulf-Brazil index gained 44% on Monday vs Friday
Historic rate-positive consequences of the Hormuz shuttle trade and Gulf of Oman ship-to-ship transfer operations are reverberating across the world’s crude and product tanker markets
