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Trafigura loaded diesel onto a VLCC in the Middle East, the first bulk diesel shipment of this kind to the West in nearly a year, taking advantage of lower crude tanker rates. Houthi attacks in the Red Sea have forced vessels onto longer Cape of Good Hope routes, tightening tanker supply.
Longer voyages and tighter vessel availability raise ocean freight costs for refined products and grain, which can widen regional price gaps. The diversion of tankers to move fuel to Europe signals some support for freight rates.
gcaptain.comReutersJun 21, 2024Not enough comparable past events yet for a historical read.
After 153 past logistics events, DIESEL moved a median +0.4% over 5 sessions (52% higher; middle half -2.7% to +4.0%), and +0.2% over 20.
Moves of each commodity's benchmark from the last close before the event. Historical reads pool past events of the same kind; they describe what happened, not what will. Not investment advice.
