Dirty Tanker Index
Crude oil tanker composite
Current level
16 Oct 2026
What this index measures: Daily freight index for crude-oil (dirty) tankers: the composite reading of the VLCC, Suezmax and Aframax route baskets that carry unrefined crude.
Month over month
+63.8%
Since Jun 2026
+247.2%
Year over year
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5-year
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Daily index level · 19 Jun 2026 to 16 Oct 2026
Dirty Tanker Index: history
The daily level of this index, one point per publishing day. Non-publishing days simply have no point.
Reported fixtures behind this composite
This is a composite, so it doesn't track a single vessel type. Browse the reported charter fixtures behind the underlying classes on the chartering board.
Open fixtures boardHow this index is computed
Daily composite of the standard crude/products route baskets for the dirty tanker index segment, weighted by tonnage and normalised to a single index reading. Published each business day.