The defining feature of the current asset market is not limited to five-year-old tonnage trading above newbuilding prices. Repricing spans the entire age curve and intensifies with vessel age. VLCC values are up 30% year-over-year at five years, 42% at…
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VLCC fundamentals have softened from the tighter conditions seen earlier this year. Active VLCC tonne mile demand declined in August, while the ballast fleet increased as more vessels completed laden employment. Yet freight has not responded uniformly …
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