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title: "International tanker freight rates hit a nearly six-year high"
description: "International tanker freight rates hit a nearly six-year high. According to statistics from Clarkson, as of February 20, the average daily earnings in the VLCC spot market increased by 24% month-on-mo"
type: "news"
locale: "en"
url: "https://longbridge.com/en/news/277377866.md"
published_at: "2026-03-02T00:12:26.000Z"
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# International tanker freight rates hit a nearly six-year high

> International tanker freight rates hit a nearly six-year high. According to statistics from Clarkson, as of February 20, the average daily earnings in the VLCC spot market increased by 24% month-on-month, reaching USD 146,000 per day, the highest level since April 2020. A research report from Guosheng Securities shows that on February 27, the freight rate for a 270,000-ton vessel from the Middle East Gulf to Ningbo was USD 209,352 per day, and the freight rate for a 260,000-ton vessel from West Africa to Ningbo was USD 224,195 per day, indicating a strong prosperity in the VLCC shipping market

According to data consulting research firm Clarkson, as of February 20, the average daily earnings of VLCC spot market increased by 24% compared to last week, reaching USD 146,000 per day, the highest level since April 2020. Guosheng Securities research report stated that on February 27, the shipping price for a 270,000-ton vessel from Ras Tanura in the Middle East to Ningbo (CT1) was USD 209,352 per day, and the shipping price for a 260,000-ton vessel from Malongo/Jeno in West Africa to Ningbo (CT2) was USD 224,195 per day. These figures highlight the current strong prosperity of the VLCC shipping market. (Securities Daily)

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