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The best February on record for VLCCs

people_culture UTC: 2026-02-24 21:08:00

It has been another positive month for crude oil tankers as the geopolitical risk premium, including US interventions in Venezuela and possibly Iran, weigh on oil markets. The Baltic Dirty Tanker Index was up 14% over four weeks to February 20, at 1,787 points, levels not seen...

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