Middle East to Asia route VLCC capacity tight supply, the day rents rose to a new high since the beginning of March. London 100 Lima shipping company brokerage said recently in Asia, climate instability, scheduled in mid December in the local discharge of VLCC delay arrival, resulting in VLCC supply in the Middle East is very tight, it is difficult for the rent at the end of December shipments of crude oil for ship. In addition, the manager of DTM company China Greek tanker chartering department management Nadi Texas said, Christmas and New Year holidays are approaching, the rent is quickly before the holiday charter, also further push up the oil tanker rental. The Bank of Norway DnB NOR analyst Wilf said in Oslo, part of West Africa oil tanker transport, is another cause of the rent on the Middle East oil tanker pushed. But he believes that due to the West African region of the tanker supply is now beginning to excess, the Charter activity is also reduced, so the expected increase in oil tanker freight will gradually ease.
