Baltic freeze boosts ice-class tanker premiums; PG VLCC rates to Asia soar

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Clean tanker owners are fefusing to sail to the ice-covered ports of Tallin in Estonia and St Petersburg, Russia for fear of vessel damage, shipping sources said Monday. Te situation is "extremely serious", said one tanker owner. Up to 100 ships are reported to be stuck in 30-40 centimeters of ice at Tallin and St Petersburg, tanker sources said.