Freight tanker with oil from the United States to China began to cost as a launch rocket SpaceX

The lease of a tanker to deliver oil from the United States to China rose to $ 80 million. This amount exceeded the price of a conventional launch rocket SpaceX Falcon 9, which is estimated at $ 74 million. That's according to Bloomberg.

The rise in price of transportation is caused by the global shortage of tankers, which intensified against the background of the situation around the Strait of Hormuz. According to the agency, at the beginning of the year for money comparable to the current cost of freight, it was possible to buy a new tanker.

Brokerage company SSY claims that adjusted for inflation, rates have reached the highest since the 1960s, when the first supertankers appeared in the ocean. The current record has surpassed the tanker wars of the 1980s, when Iran and Iraq attacked commercial ships in the Persian Gulf.

Vitol Group CEO Russell Hardy said at the conference that there are really not enough ships, and prices are rising by parabola. The company is the world’s largest independent oil trader. Middle Eastern oil firms are forced to transfer oil from one tanker to another using the shuttle method. Because of this, the delivery is extended by about a week. The instability of trade flows and the constantly changing situation in the region create an additional burden on the world fleet. According to Hardy, volatility has reached such a level that it is difficult for traders to accurately estimate the cost of shipping oil.

Amid Iran’s escalating attacks, oil tanker captains are being offered $100,000 a month to pass through the Strait of Hormuz. In addition to high salaries, seafarers can receive bonuses of up to 50 thousand dollars. As a result, freight rates reached a record $1.3 million per day. Shipowners incur heavy costs for military insurance and fuel, and crews face life-threatening and pressure from employers.

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