Oil Tankers Earn $1 Million a Day as War Leaves Ship Shortage
energy_supply_shockMiddle EastBloomberg14 Sept, 16:52 UTC
Context
The cost of hiring an oil tanker on the industry’s benchmark trade route topped $1 million a day for the first time, as the Iran war leaves too few ships willing to cross the Strait of Hormuz to collect cargoes.
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