It topped the $10 million record set October 1.
That was soooo last week.
From Reuters via gCaptain, October 10:
Phillips 66 Charters Supertanker for Record $14 Million as Rates Surge
Phillips 66 tentatively chartered a supertanker to ship U.S. crude from the U.S. Gulf Coast to South Korea for a record $14 million this week, sources said Thursday, as tanker rates continued to soar after U.S. sanctions on units of Chinese giant COSCO.
Phillips 66 provisionally chartered the Very Large Crude Carrier (VLCC) Olympic Laurel for $14 million and is expected to load in mid-November, according to Refinitiv Eikon data.
The company did not immediately respond to a request for comment.There's a short in here somewhere.
The United States in late September imposed sanctions on two units of China’s COSCO, which operates more than 50 supertankers, alleging the units violated U.S. sanctions on Iran. Freight rates for supertankers across the globe to ship oil, particularly to Asia, have surged as a result....MORE
