Suezmax
One-million-barrel Atlantic and Med crude
Median realised TCE
30 Jun 2026· 2 fixtures · limited
What this benchmark measures: Time-charter benchmark for Suezmax crude tankers (~125,000 to 200,000 dwt), the one-million-barrel class that dominates West Africa to Europe, Black Sea and Trans-Atlantic crude runs.
Observed range
$75k to $80k
$/day across reported fixtures
Quarter over quarter
+61.1%
Year to date
+61.1%
Year over year
+218.8%
5-year
+853.2%
Suezmax: realised time-charter earnings
Realised quarterly earnings (dots) with a monthly estimate between them; the shaded band is the typical range. The monthly line averages back to each realised quarter, so it fills the path between them without contradicting them. An estimate, not a market index.
Dots: realised time-charter equivalent, the median across owners each quarter. Line: monthly estimate between realised quarters; band: typical range.
Reported fixtures
Latest Suezmax fixtures
- West Africa → UKC-MediterraneanWS 32524 Aug
- Sea Topaz$79,500/day· Exxon21 Aug
- Monte Urbasa$74,500/day· ST Shipping21 Aug
- Performance Shipping Suezmax newbuilding #1 (158,000 dwt; Repsol charter)$35,000/day· Repsol Trading S.A.16 Apr
- Performance Shipping Suezmax newbuilding #2 (158,000 dwt; Repsol charter)$36,850/day· Repsol Trading S.A.16 Apr
- Eco Oceano$30,000/day· Central Tankers Chartering Inc.6 Jan
- West Africa → UK ContinentWS 132.522 Dec
- Sea SapphireWS 77.5· ShellWest AfricaUK Continent27 Jul
- MT BrilliantWS 63.75· Sinochem28 Mar
- MT ValfogliWS 240· CSSSAZawiaMed28 Mar
How this benchmark is computed
The headline is the median realised time-charter equivalent ($/day) for the Suezmax class each quarter, with a monthly estimate between quarters. The observed range and the fixtures below come from charter fixtures reported in the last 90 days; a class with fewer than two recent fixtures is withheld rather than published on a thin sample.