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Close-up of a weathered ship’s hull with rust-streaked grey and orange paint and a dark rectangular opening

Decks and Deals Weekly #50

During 19–25 September 2026, shipping markets weighed Trump–Xi trade pledges against tanker bottlenecks and rising war-risk costs. Diplomatic relief mattered; dependable passage still carried a formidable price

Editorial illustration of a weathered VLCC merging into a giant price tag, symbolising the sharp repricing of secondhand tonnage

Soaring freight turns older VLCCs into hot assets

TheSeaNation team presents data from Xclusiv Shipbrokers, Inc., revealing how extraordinary VLCC earnings are rapidly repricing secondhand tonnage and pushing older vessels sharply higher