{
  "id": 8307002,
  "title": "VLCC Spot Earnings Hit $1m/Day: The right time for Tanker pooling is now",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/18/vlcc-spot-earnings-hit-1m-day-the-right-time-for-tanker-pooling-is-now",
  "topic": "business",
  "section": "Business",
  "published": "2026-09-18T21:00:58.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Hellenic Shipping News",
    "slug": "hellenic-shipping-news",
    "url": "https://www.hellenicshippingnews.com/vlcc-spot-earnings-hit-1m-day-the-right-time-for-tanker-pooling-is-now/"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "Exceptional VLCC spot earnings are putting a familiar commercial question firmly back in focus: how much exposure should shipowners have to the spot market, and how can they balance the opportunity for higher returns with the need for predictable and sustainable earnings? The question is particularly timely, as VLCC spot earnings have reached record levels ...",
  "key_points": [],
  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 1,
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  },
  "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."
}