VLCC Market Report – Week of May 22-26, 2017

RATE ESTIMATES
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AG/USG:         280 X W23.5   – WEAK    TCE=  $95000.00 (SPORE-RAS TANURA-LOOP)
WAFR/USG:       260 X W55     – WEAK    TCE=  $25000.00 (HOUSTON – BONNY – HOUSTON)
WAFR/EAST:      260 X W52.5   – WEAK    TCE=  $23000.00 (SPORE – BONNY – NINGBO)
NSEA/SPORE:     270 – LS3.0M  – STEADY  TCE=  $23000.00 (GIBRALTAR – RDAM – SPORE)
USG/SPORE:      270 – LS3.5M  – STEADY  TCE=  $30000.00 (USG – SPORE – RAS TANURA)
CBS/SPORE:      270 – LS3.55M – STEADY  TCE=  $28000.00 (CBS – SPORE – RAS TANURA)

DEMURRAGE:     

LOADING WEST AFRICA: $30,000 BASIS USG/UKCM : $25,000 BASIS FEAST
LOADING US GULF/CBS: $35,000
LOADING CONT/NSEA..: $30,000

CARGOES:
LORD ENERGY VLCC STS MALTA/EAST     6/15-25
TOTAL       VLCC H.POINT/EAST       6/10TH
            VLCC WAF/UKC-FEAST      6/23-25
MERCURIA    VLCC USG/SPORE          6/16-20
UNIPEC      VLCC WAF/CHINA          6/27-29

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**FIXTURES**
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VESSEL             CGO DATE LOAD/DISCHARGE    RATE     CHARTERER
MARKET FIXTURES MAY 26, 2017
HERCULES I          270 6/XX USG/SPORE-CHINA   RNR-$4.1M OCCIDENTAL

SEA PEARL           270 6/24 ECMEX/YOSU        LS$4.025M GS GALTEX
ARSAN               260 6/20 WAF/CHINA         WS53.5    UNIPEC

MARKET FIXTURES MAY 25, 2017
FRONT ARIAKE        260 6/21 WAF/ECINDIA       LS$2.35M  IOC
TAI HUNG SAN        260 6/22 WAF/CHINA         WS53      UNIPEC
SAMAIL OO           270 6/15 RDAM/SPORE        LS$2.9M   BP
GENER8 HECTOR       270 6/07 H.POINT/EAST      RNR       SHELL

MARKET FIXTURES MAY 24, 2017
DILAM               260 6/20 ECMEX/ECINDIA     LS$3.35M  IOC
C.PROGRESS          270 6/16 CBS/WCINDIA-SPORE LS$3.1-NR PETROCHINA
NAVE BUENA SUERTE   260 6/23 BRAZIL/EAST       O/P       PETROBRAS
PU TUO SAN          260 6/24 WAF/CHINA         WS53      UNIPEC

MARKET FIXTURES MAY 23, 2017
NEW TALISMAN        270 6/10 CBS/SPORE         LS$3.7M   PETROCHINA
NEW VISTA           260 6/16 WAF/CHINA         COA       UNIPEC

MARKET FIXTURES MAY 22, 2017
APOLYTARES          260 6/15 BRAZIL/CHINA      WS49.25   PETROBRAS

PERIOD
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VESSEL            DWT YB T/C DURATION    RATE-PD     CHARTERER
——            — — — ——–    ——-     ———
MARAN TBN (NB)    30+ 17 10 YEARS        $31,000     EXXONMOBIL
TAGA              300 04 12 MONTHS       RNR         KOCH
COSRISING LAKE    308 16 3 YEARS         $30,000     EXXONMOBIL
OLYMPIC LADY      300 17 7 YEARS         $30,000     EXXONMOBIL
GLORIC            298 06 12 MONTHS       RNR         BP

THANK YOU
PHIL – TANKSHIP

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