币界网报道：Spot freight rates for large crude oil tankers from the Persian Gulf to China surged 50% over the past week as tensions in the Middle East increased, but major container shipping lines continued to sail through the region despite Iran’s threats to close the vital Strait of Hormuz. Freight rates for very large crude oil carriers (VLCCs) from the Middle East Gulf to the Far East were already rising even before the US bombing of Iranian nuclear facilities on June 21. On the Worldscale (WS) global index, the rate for a 270,000-ton tanker rose 22 points, or about 50%, to about 75 on a benchmark of 100. This equates to a round-trip time charter equivalent (TCE) of more than $57,000 per day, according to published reports. As of June 11, the rate was about $21,000 per day.