日本海事新聞ニュース Japan Maritime Daily Jun 25, 2025 (Wed)

‌【Market2025】Middle East-China surpasses WS90 in VLCC market

　The VLCC (Very Large Crude Carrier) spot charter market is soaring. Amid rising tensions in the Mid ・・・ 続きはログインして下さいnext %E3%80%80The+VLCC+%28Very+Large+Crude+Carrier%29+spot+charter+market+is+soaring.+Amid+rising+tensions+in+the+Middle+East%2C+the+Worldscale+%28WS%29+freight+index+for+the+Middle+East-China+exceeded+90+on+June+23.+The+charter+equivalent+is+around+%2470%2C000+to+%2480%2C000+range+per+day.+This+was+the+first+transaction+since+the+US+attack+on+Iran%E2%80%99s+nuclear+facilities+on+June+21.+Amid+increasing+risks+to+navigation+safety%2C+WS110+also+came+to+light+in+individual+contracts%2C+pushing+up+market+levels.+%3Cbr%3E%E3%80%80According+to+a+market+report%2C+the+WS+for+the+Middle+East-China+route+on+June+23+was+91.35%2C+up+9.60+points+from+the+previous+trading+day.+In+terms+of+charter+equivalent%2C+this+comes+to+%2474%2C000+per+day+if+VLSFO+%28Very+Low+Sulphur+Fuel+Oil%29+is+used%2C+and+%2482%2C000+per+day+if+high-sulfur+fuel+oil+%28scrubber%2C+exhaust+gas+cleaning+system%29+is+used.+This+is+more+than+double+the+typical+break-even+point+of+%2430%2C000.+%3Cbr%3E%E3%80%80The+spot+charter+market+opened+on+June+23+for+trading+following+the+US+attack+on+June+21+and+Iran%E2%80%99s+hint+at+blocking+the+Strait+of+Hormuz%2C+and+market+prices+were+expected+to+rise+due+to+increased+shipping+risks.+In+fact%2C+it+was+surfaced+that+Kuwait+Petroleum+Corporation+%28KPC%29+had+made+a+high+price+deal+at+WS110+for+loading+in+the+Middle+East+on+June+28-June+29+and+unloading+in+China.+%3Cbr%3E%E3%80%80Regarding+KPC%E2%80%99s+ship+chartering%2C+a+market+insider+said%2C+%E2%80%9CLooking+at+Saudi+Arabia%E2%80%99s+reduction+in+the+crude+oil+adjustment+tariff+and+the+pace+of+contracts+being+concluded+for+July+loading+in+the+Middle+East%2C+I+cannot+say+demand+for+crude+oil+is+strong.+Given+the+current+increased+navigation+risks%2C+it+is+unclear+why+the+ship+was+hastily+chartered+for+loading+in+late+June.+However%2C+this+WS110+has+boosted+the+overall+market+level%2C+and+shipowners+are+gaining+momentum.%E2%80%9C+%3Cbr%3E%E3%80%80In+response+to+the+June+24+announcement+by+the+U.S.+Trump+administration+that+Iran+and+Israel+had+agreed+to+a+ceasefire%2C+another+market+insider+commented%2C+%E2%80%9CIt%E2%80%99s+still+too+early+to+tell%2C+but+I+think+the+market+will+calm+down+for+now.+There+is+a+possibility+that+charterers+will+take+a+wait-and-see+approach%2C+thinking+that+prices+will+come+down+if+they+wait.%E2%80%9C+%3Cbr%3E%3Cbr%3E%3Cbr%3E%3Cbr%3EDisclaimer%3A+The+English+translations+provided+through+this+service+are+the+result+of+translations+made+by+The+Japan+Maritime+Daily+or+automatically+and+mechanically+translated+by+The+Japan+Maritime+Daily+using+an+automated+translation+system+provided+by+a+third+party+after+certain+processing+of+the+Japanese+content+licensed+by+the+third+party.+In+terms+of+the+English+translation%2C+The+Japan+Maritime+Daily+and+MarineNet+Co.%2C+Ltd.+make+no+warranty+or+burden+of+any+kind%2C+express+or+implied%2C+including+its+accuracy%2C+reliability%2C+validity+or+fitness+for+a+particular+purpose.+MarineNet+Users+should+fully+understand+that+this+service+uses+an+automated+translation+system+that+automatically+and+mechanically+recognizes+and+analyzes+information+and+produces+results.+The+users+should+understand+the+above+conditions+before+using+this+service.%3Cbr%3E%3Cbr%3E%E5%85%8D%E8%B2%AC%E4%BA%8B%E9%A0%85%EF%BC%9A%E3%81%93%E3%81%AE%E3%82%B5%E3%83%BC%E3%83%93%E3%82%B9%E3%82%92%E4%BB%8B%E3%81%97%E3%81%A6%E6%8F%90%E4%BE%9B%E3%81%95%E3%82%8C%E3%82%8B%E8%8B%B1%E8%A8%B3%E3%81%AF%E3%80%81%E6%97%A5%E6%9C%AC%E6%B5%B7%E4%BA%8B%E6%96%B0%E8%81%9E%E3%81%8C%E4%BD%9C%E6%88%90%E3%81%99%E3%82%8B%E3%81%8B%E3%80%81%E5%8F%88%E3%81%AF%E3%80%81%E7%AC%AC%E4%B8%89%E8%80%85%E3%81%8B%E3%82%89%E4%BD%BF%E7%94%A8%E8%A8%B1%E8%AB%BE%E3%82%92%E5%8F%97%E3%81%91%E3%81%9F%E6%97%A5%E6%9C%AC%E8%AA%9E%E3%81%AE%E3%82%B3%E3%83%B3%E3%83%86%E3%83%B3%E3%83%84%E3%82%92%E3%80%81%E6%97%A5%E6%9C%AC%E6%B5%B7%E4%BA%8B%E6%96%B0%E8%81%9E%E3%81%8C%E4%B8%80%E5%AE%9A%E3%81%AE%E5%87%A6%E7%90%86%E3%82%92%E8%A1%8C%E3%81%A3%E3%81%9F%E4%B8%8A%E3%81%A7%E3%80%81%E7%AC%AC%E4%B8%89%E8%80%85%E3%81%8C%E6%8F%90%E4%BE%9B%E3%81%99%E3%82%8B%E8%87%AA%E5%8B%95%E7%BF%BB%E8%A8%B3%E3%82%B7%E3%82%B9%E3%83%86%E3%83%A0%E3%82%92%E5%88%A9%E7%94%A8%E3%81%97%E3%81%A6%E8%87%AA%E5%8B%95%E7%9A%84%E3%83%BB%E6%A9%9F%E6%A2%B0%E7%9A%84%E3%81%AB%E7%BF%BB%E8%A8%B3%E3%81%97%E3%81%9F%E7%B5%90%E6%9E%9C%E3%81%A7%E3%81%82%E3%82%8A%E3%80%81%E6%97%A5%E6%9C%AC%E6%B5%B7%E4%BA%8B%E6%96%B0%E8%81%9E%E3%80%81%E3%83%9E%E3%83%AA%E3%83%B3%E3%83%8D%E3%83%83%E3%83%88%E3%81%AF%E3%80%81%E5%BD%93%E8%A9%B2%E8%8B%B1%E8%A8%B3%E3%81%AB%E9%96%A2%E3%81%97%E3%81%A6%E3%80%81%E3%81%9D%E3%81%AE%E6%AD%A3%E7%A2%BA%E6%80%A7%E3%80%81%E4%BF%A1%E9%A0%BC%E6%80%A7%E3%80%81%E5%A6%A5%E5%BD%93%E6%80%A7%E5%8F%8A%E3%81%B3%E7%89%B9%E5%AE%9A%E7%9B%AE%E7%9A%84%E3%81%B8%E3%81%AE%E9%81%A9%E5%90%88%E6%80%A7%E3%82%92%E5%90%AB%E3%82%81%E3%80%81%E6%98%8E%E7%A4%BA%E5%8F%88%E3%81%AF%E9%BB%99%E7%A4%BA%E3%81%AB%E3%82%82%E3%80%81%E3%81%84%E3%81%8B%E3%81%AA%E3%82%8B%E4%BF%9D%E8%A8%BC%E3%82%82%E3%81%97%E3%81%BE%E3%81%9B%E3%82%93%E3%80%82%E3%83%9E%E3%83%AA%E3%83%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