Lundh’s chemical coup
Swedish shipbroker races to cash in on management of small Turkish chemical tankers built on spec during the market boom.
Ten VLCCs were fixed from the Persian Gulf to Asia on Friday, including COA deals, pushing up rates by a couple of points to at least Worldscale (WS) 79 or $42,000 per day. Suezmaxes fell back in West Africa, however.
DIRTY
AG
COSMIC JEWEL 280 03/24 MAA/USG-UKCM 55-RNR KPC
HAKKAISAN 270 03/24 AG/CHINA 79 BLUELIGHT
SANKO QUEEN 270 03/27 AG/KOREA 78.5 HMM
LA PAZ 270 03/13 RAS TANURA/JAMNAGAR RNR RELIANCE
SHINYO KANNIKA 265 03/24 AG/CHINA COA UNIPEC
NEW RESOURCE 265 03/15 AG/CHINA COA UNIPEC
CRYSTAL ACE 265 03/22 AG/KOREA RNR GS CALTEX
GRAND SEA 265 03/26 AG/CHINA COA UNIPEC
ANDROMEDA 265 03/23 AG/CHINA 78.5 BLUELIGHT
NEW VENTURE 265 03/22 AG/CHINA COA UNIPEC
C. VISION 260 03/23 AG/MALACCA RNR CONOCO
NEW ADVANCE 80 03/09 AG/EAST 103 SHELL
AMBROSIA 80 03/23 BASHAYER/EAST 112.5 TRAFIGURA
WAF
ASTRO CHORUS 260 03/29 WAF/TAIWAN 83 CPC
WILANA 130 03/18 WAF/ECC 120 IRVING
WILMINA 130 03/20 WAF/USG 117.5 NIDAS
MARE DORICUM 130 03/20 BONGA/USG 117.5 STASCO
TOSKA 130 03/18 PALANCA/UKCM RNR CSSSA
AMERICAS
ANTONIS 270 03/18 BRAZIL/CHINA 82.5 PETROBRAS
FRONT ARDENNE 130 03/18 BRAZIL/OPTS RNR PETROBRAS
YASA GOLDEN BOSPHORUS 70 03/11 CARIBS/USG 115 MARATHON
MED
MONTE TOLEDO 130 03/15 ARZEW/USG-USAC 95-97.5 SONATRACH
POPI P. 130 03/17 CPC/UKCM 112.5 CHEVRON
TORM MARINA 80 03/14 CEYHAN/MED RNR REPSOL
TBN 80 03/15 BSEA/OPTS 105 VITOL
MINERVA TBN 80 03/18 LIBYA/USAC 115 SUN
EAGLE STEALTH 80 03/14 ES SIDER/UKCM 95 CONOCO
ALYARMOUK 80 03/13 LIBYA/MED RNR SARAS
UKC
MARE AEGEUM 80 03/12 NSEA/UKC 100 CSSSA
BALTIC
SEAMAGIC 100 03/15 TALLINN/UKC 100 CSSSA
FAR EAST
OCEAN TRADER 80 03/11 SPORE/HKONG USD 450K CLEARLAKE
TBN 80 02/18 SERIA/SKOREA 94 SK
CLEAN
AG
MORNING GLORY VII 55 03/25 AG/EAST RNR CNR
FAR EAST
FORMOSA SIXTEEN 30 03/06 TAIWAN/SPORE RNR ST SHIPPING
PACIFIC POLARIS 30 03/14 SKOREA/SPORE RNR CNR
HIGH NEFELI 30 03/05 SKOREA/SPORE USD 330K SIETCO
MERMAID EXPRESS 30 03/14 S CHINA/SPORE RNR CNR
Fixtures provided by Lone Star Tankers/RS Platou
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