VLCC Market Report – Week of April 24-28, 2017

MARKET DIRECTION……..: TWO TIERED MARKET

RATE ESTIMATES
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AG/USG:         280 X W33.5   – FIRM    TCE=  $24200.00 (SPORE-RAS TANURA-LOOP)
WAFR/USG:       260 X W67.5   – FIRM    TCE=  $35000.00 (HOUSTON – BONNY – HOUSTON)
WAFR/EAST:      260 X W62.5   – ACTIVE  TCE=  $29800.00 (SPORE – BONNY – NINGBO)
NSEA/SPORE:     270 – LS3.8M  – FIRM    TCE=  $31000.00 (GIBRALTAR – RDAM – SPORE)
USG/SPORE:      270 – LS4.4M  – FIRMING TCE=  $59800.00 (USG – SPORE – RAS TANURA)
CBS/SPORE:      270 – LS4.45M – FIRMING TCE=  $56600.00 (CBS – SPORE – RAS TANURA)

DEMURRAGE……..:  LOADING WEST AFRICA: $40,000 BASIS USG/UKCM : $35,000 BASIS FEAST
LOADING US GULF/CBS: $57,500
LOADING CONT/NSEA..: $35,000

CARGOES……….:    MERCURIA    VLCC USG/SPORE          5/16-18
PETROINEOS  VLCC WAF/CHINA          5/25TH

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**FIXTURES**
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VESSEL              CGO DATE LOAD/DISCHARGE    RATE      CHARTERER
MARKET FIXTURES APRIL 28, 2017
SHIBLAH             270 5/27 CBS/WCINDIA       LS$3.9M   ESSAR
ECO FUTURE          270 5/25 CBS/WCINDIA       LS$3.55M  ESSAR
ASTIPALIAIA         260 5/22 WAF/WCINDIA       LS$2.925M BPCL
MAERSK HEIWAS       260 6/02 WAF/CHINA         WS62.5    UNIPEC
ATHENIAN GLORY      260 5/29 WAF/CHINA         WS62.5    UNIPEC
FRONT KATHERINE     260 5/26 WAF/CHINA         WS67.5    DAY HARVEST

MARKET FIXTURES APRIL 27, 2017
XIN YUE YANG        270 5/27 ECMEX/SKOREA      LS$5.8M   GS CALTEX
RIDGEBURY PROGRESS  260 5/28 WAF/USWC          WS63.5    TESORO
GENER8 ATHENA       270 5/25 RDAM/SPORE        LS$3.8M   KOCH – *FAILED*

MARKET FIXTURES APRIL 26, 2017
MARAN THALEIA       260 5/21 BRAZIL/CHINA      WS68      PETROBRAS
ATHENIAN SUCCESS    260 5/25 WAF/CHINA         WS67.5    CHEMCHINA
NEW FRONTIER        280 5/15 NSEA/CHINA        RNR       BP

MARKET FIXTURES APRIL 25, 2017
NEW SOLUTION        270 5/07 CBS/EAST          RNR       PETROCHINA
MARAN CLEO OO       260 5/16 BRAZIL/CHINA      WS73.5    PETROBRAS
GENER8 NOBLE        260 5/18 BRAZIL/CHINA      WS68      PETROBRAS
BUKHA               260 5/16 URUGUAY/CHINA     COA       SHELL
BK LIMA             260 5/25 WAF/CHINA         WS69      LITASCO

MARKET FIXTURES APRIL 24, 2017
COSRISING LAKE      270 5/15 CBS/EAST          RNR       PETROCHINA
APOLLONAS           270 5/15 H.POINT/EAST      RNR       ST SHIPPING

THANK YOU
PHIL – TANKSHIP

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