Crude tanker rates unseasonally strong

In this podcast, Paul Hailey, manager, Platts Forward Curve Oil, and Brian Murphy, editor for Forward Curve Freight, discuss the counter-seasonal strength shown by shipping markets due to soaring crude oil demand; recent issues affecting the very large crude carrier (VLCC) market, including the replacing of single hull with double hull vessels; and traders' expectations for forward curve freight rates.

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Created: July 1, 2008

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