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China travel curbs rub salt into tanker owners’ injury amid market woes

Spot rates in most tanker trades remain plagued by severe oversupply, except for West Africa

22 January 2021 19:53 GMT Updated 25 January 2021 12:58 GMT

By Max Tingyao Lin

in London

Travel restrictions in China during the Lunar New Year are adding to tanker market woes, according to shipping experts, as the world’s largest

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China travel curbs rub salt into tanker owners’ injury amid market woes