Product Tanker Rates Surge Despite Trade Slump

October 20, 2026

Xclusiv Shipbrokers

Xclusiv says product tanker freight has surged despite a 10.9% drop in refined product shipments, as crude-market pull from LR vessels, refinery disruptions and geopolitics tighten clean-tonnage supply and keep earnings elevated.

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