{"id":1867,"date":"2025-12-15T07:26:56","date_gmt":"2025-12-15T08:26:56","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.inter-book.com\/?p=1867"},"modified":"2025-12-15T12:25:10","modified_gmt":"2025-12-15T12:25:10","slug":"oil-tanker-rates-to-stay-strong-into-2026-as-sanctions-remove-ships-for-hire","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/www.inter-book.com\/index.php\/2025\/12\/15\/oil-tanker-rates-to-stay-strong-into-2026-as-sanctions-remove-ships-for-hire\/","title":{"rendered":"Oil tanker rates to stay strong into 2026 as sanctions remove ships for hire"},"content":{"rendered":"
Daily oil shipping rates have surged to three-year highs, driven by strong demand and a shrinking supply of available vessels. Nearly 44% of the global VLCC fleet is over 15 years old, while over 900 tankers face Western sanctions, contributing to elevated costs expected to persist into early 2026. <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
Daily oil shipping rates have surged to three-year highs, driven by strong demand and a shrinking supply of available vessels. Nearly 44% of the global VLCC fleet is over 15<\/p>\n