The spot market for the largest tankers has been more shaky but this does not appear to have spilled over to the time-charter sector.

Oman Shipping has fixed the 301,000-dwt Millenium (built 1998) for a year at $45,000 per day.

The tanker is owned by Tsakos Energy Navigation (TEN), which has it on an 18-month charter at $41,500 per day.

Trader Koch has fixed the 318,000-dwt Energy R (built 2003) from Varde Partners for 18 months.