{
  "id": 17686255,
  "title": "VLCC Market Is Bottoming Out",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/11/01/vlcc-market-is-bottoming-out",
  "topic": "finance",
  "section": "Finance & Markets",
  "published": "2026-11-01T22:00:56.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Hellenic Shipping News",
    "slug": "hellenic-shipping-news",
    "url": "https://www.hellenicshippingnews.com/vlcc-market-is-bottoming-out/"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "The VLCC market is reportedly bottoming out, with rates finding a floor at the end of last week and rebounding this week. The TC2 37kt ARA/US Atlantic Coast index declined by 5 points to WS226, while the corresponding Baltic round-trip TCE fell by $1,000 to $16,600/day. In the US Gulf, the TC14 38kt US Gulf/UK-Continent index climbed by 46 points to WS496, with the round-trip TCE increasing by $9,300 to $73,500/day. The MR Atlantic Triangulation Basket TCE climbed from $77,900/day to $85,500/day.",
  "key_points": [],
  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 1,
    "also_reported_by": []
  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}