Teekay Tankers has taken advantage of the strong tanker rates to tie-up nine of its ships in charters ranging from six months to two years in length.

The New York-listed owner has fixed five suezmaxes for one-year each at an average rate of $45,600 per day, a suezmax for six months at $52,500 per day and three aframaxes for one to two years at an average rate of $26,750 per day.