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Spot surge

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

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Published: 13:58 GMT, 05 Mar 10 | updated: 13:58 GMT, 05 Mar 10
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