VLCC rates were stable from the Persian Gulf to the US Gulf and Asia on Wednesday, with owners pocketing just under $40,000 per day for modern vessels. Saudi Arabian April cargoes could be fixed as early as next week.

West African suezmaxes were more in demand for US trips, lifting rates to Worldscale (WS) 127.5 to the Gulf of Mexico.

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AG

ELEKTRA GLORY 280 03/18 AG/ECC 55 IRVNG

ATHENIAN HARMONY 270 02/20 AG/EAST 76 S OIL

CALLISTO GLORY 270 03/15 AG/CHINA 77.5 GLASFORD

FRONT ENERGY 270 03/15 AG/WEST RNR SHELL

NITC TBN 270 03/13 KHARG/AIN SUKHNA RNR TUPRAS

LU SAN 265 03/18 AG/CHINA 77.5 GLASFORD

ANTIPAROS 255 03/18 AG/THAILAND 55 THAI OIL

PERICLES G.C. 255 03/19 AG/THAILAND 55 IRPC

AKAKI 80 03/10 AG/VADINAR 97.5 ESSAR

NS COMMANDER 80 03/20 BASHAYER/EAST RNR UNIPEC

DESH PREM 80 03/22 BASHAYER/EAST 108 PDI

WAF

VALTAMED 130 03/25 WAF/UKCM 110 CSSSA

OTTOMAN EQUITY 130 03/23 WAF/UKCM 105 CSSSA

MINERVA VERA 130 03/22 WAF/USG-OPTS 122.5-RNR VITOL

GEMINI TBN 130 03/11 EA/USG 127.5 SAHARAN

GEMINI TBN 130 03/17 EA/USG-USAC 125-127.5 CLEARLAKE

OLYMPIC FUTURE 130 03/21 PALANCA/USAC 125 SUN

AMERICAS

GREAT LADY 270 03/20 CARIBS/SPORE-CHINA USD 4.8M-5.8M PETROCHINA

HEIDMAR TBN 50 03/05 USG/CHILE RNR TRAFIGURA

CHIMBORAZO 50 03/12 ST CROIX/USAC 122.5 HESS

MED

AEGEAN TBN 135 03/14 NOVO/OPTS RNR VITOL

SEACROSS 135 03/14 CEYHAN/UKCM 110 VITOL

TBN 100 03/30 MED/SPORE RNR ITOCHU

CORAL SEA 100 03/16 EMED/SPORE USD 2.45M CNR

PACIFIC CONDOR 100 03/16 MALTA/EAST USD 2.4M AOT

NS LAGUNA 80 03/09 CEYHAN/MED RNR VITOL

TRIDENT HOPE 80 03/09 SIDI K/MED RNR VITOL

NS LOTUS 80 03/14 SIDI K/ROTTERDAM 92.5 VITOL

HANDYTANKERS LIBERTY 30 03/05 BSEA/MED 165 LITASCO

UKC

BESIKTAS BOSPHORUS 135 03/21 NSEA/USG 105 CNR

RIO GENOA 135 03/12 MONGSTADT/ECC-USAC-USG 107.5-105-102.5 STATOIL

NS CONCEPT 80 03/10 FREDERICIA/ST. JOHN 112.5 IRVING

MARE ORIENS 80 03/10 HOUND PT/UKC 100 CSSSA

KERLAZ 30 03/08 SLAGEN/FAWLEY USD 285K EXXONMOBIL

HANDYTANKERS UNITY 30 03/04 UKC/UKC 185 CNR

BALTIC

BONITA 100 PRIMORSK/UKC RNR VITOL

TEMPERA 100 03/11 PRIMORSK/UKC RNR LITASCO

MINERVA CLARA 100 03/09 PRIMORSK/UKC 102.5 CHINA OIL

FAR EAST

JAG LYALL 100 03/10 KOZMINO/EAST RNR CLEARLAKE

HS ELEKTRA 80 03/04 VUNGTAO/DUNG QUAI USD 390K CNR

RUBY RIVER 80 03/18 DAMPIER/EAST 82.5 SHELL

JAVA SEA 40 03/11 JAPAN/SPORE USD 500K EXXONMOBIL

CLEAN

AG

PRO ALLIANCE 80 03/17 WC INDIA/JAPAN 119 GLASFORD

TORM SOFIA 60 03/04 AG/AG RNR CNR

SUMMIT ASIA 60 03/11 AG/WEST USD 1.625M BP

CAPE TALLIN 55 03/21 AG/OPTS RNR CNR

MORNING GLORY V 55 03/20 AG/JAPAN 123 CNR

PAFOS 40 03/10 WC INDIA/OPTS RNR TRAFIGURA

VALLE DI CASTIGLIA 35 03/11 AG/MED USD 1M AOT

CPO NORWAY 35 03/06 RSEA/RSEA RNR CNR

ARCTIC BAY 35 03/05 AG/JAPAN 140 CNR

GULF JUMEIRAH 35 03/10 AG/AG RNR LITASCO

AMERICAS

TORM FREYA 38 03/10 USG/CHILE RNR CNR

SABRINA EXPRESS 38 03/13 USWC/CHILE USD 1.05M CHEVRON

UACC SOUND 38 03/12 USG/OPTS RNR CNR

CHALLENGE PEGASUS 38 03/09 CARIBS/OPTS RNR CNR

CAPE BILLE 35 03/11 USG/OPTS RNR CONOCO

MOUNT RAINIER 30 03/08 USG/OPTS RNR CNR

MED

JADE 30 03/06 SICILY/MED 185 LITASCO

CARLOS G 30 03/04 SARROCH/MED-ITALY 190-200 CSSSA

MELORIA 30 03/04 SICILY/MED 190 MERCURIA

SAFFO 30 03/05 MED/OPTS RNR CNR

VALLE DI GRANADA 30 03/04 AUGUSTA/MED-ITALY 185-195 ENI

UKC

MOSKALVO 37 03/11 PEMBROKE/TA 180 CHEVRON

EASTERN FORCE 37 03/20 UKC/USAC RNR CLEARLAKE

ATLANTIC GRACE 37 03/07 UKC/USAC 182.5 CHEVRON

RELIANCE II 33 03/06 UKC/WAF O/P SHELL

BALTIC

APOLLON 37 03/12 BALTIC/TA 182.5 CLEARLAKE

SEASPRAT 34 03/17 BALTIC/TA RNR NESTE

FAR EAST

GLOBAL SPIRIT 40 03/12 HKONG/CHILE RNR VITOL

PACIFIC SERENITY 35 03/07 SKOREA/HKONG RNR CNR

STX ACE 7 30 03/11 SKOREA/TIANJIN USD 220K CNR

NORD NIGHTINGALE 30 03/05 SPORE/USWC USD 1.2M CNR

Fixtures provided by Lone Star Tankers/RS Platou