According to the Financial Times, this shift is driven by record-high freight rates in the Middle East, with the daily charter rate for oil tankers capable of carrying at least 2 million barrels reaching $1.2 million. Fueled by this surge in demand...
The prices of used oil tankers jumped to higher levels than the new ones for the first time, with freight from the Middle East to Asia reaching $1.2 million a day and buyers raced on ready-made ships.