{
  "id": 2869677,
  "title": "Tanker Market: VLCC ton-miles Falling in 2026, With Smaller Classes Gaining Market Share",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/23/tanker-market-vlcc-ton-miles-falling-in-2026-with-smaller-classes",
  "topic": "finance",
  "section": "Finance & Markets",
  "published": "2026-08-23T21:00:59.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Hellenic Shipping News",
    "slug": "hellenic-shipping-news",
    "url": "https://www.hellenicshippingnews.com/tanker-market-vlcc-ton-miles-falling-in-2026-with-smaller-classes-gaining-market-share/"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "The crude tanker segment has seen a series of upsets with ton-mile demand shifting considerably between various classes. In its latest weekly report, shipbroker Gibson said that “the crude vessel segments have crossed wakes this year — moving in different directions even as they share the same waters. Crude ton-miles softened overall in 2026 to ...",
  "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."
}