Tankers: Additional August cargoes boost VLCC rates

摘要

East VLCC rates pushed up slightly Thursday, with more August cargoes coming into the market."The Chinese came into the market and took around three to four vessels. The market could stay at around the Worldscale 31-32 levels," a chartering source said. Among the fixtures, Chinese charterer Bluelight put the New Century on subjects for a Persian Gulf-China voyage, to move a 265,000-mt cargo loading August 4 at w31.25.