{
  "id": 6034849,
  "title": "Tankers: VLCC Market Trending Higher",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/06/tankers-vlcc-market-trending-higher",
  "topic": "finance",
  "section": "Finance & Markets",
  "published": "2026-09-06T21:00:56.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Hellenic Shipping News",
    "slug": "hellenic-shipping-news",
    "url": "https://www.hellenicshippingnews.com/tankers-vlcc-market-trending-higher/"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "The VLCC market is trending higher, with several key indices showing significant increases. The TC15 80kt Mediterranean/East index added $100,400 to $6.17 million, while the TC8 65kt MEG/UK-Continent index rose by $14,200 to $7.59 million. Additionally, the TC14 38kt US Gulf/UK-Continent index jumped this week, moving the freight rate marker to WS250 (+29), with the Baltic round trip TCE for the run now at $25,500/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."
}