VLCC rate TD3C (MEG to China)
↑ = riskUSD/day · CME TD3C Baltic freight future (NYMEX:TL via TradingView scanner)
One of the 13 inputs to the composite score. This page shows the latest reading against its peacetime baseline, the recent history, and how much stress this indicator currently adds.
VLCC rate TD3C (MEG to China) at 80,548 USD/day, 79% above the 45,000 normal.
Latest
80,548USD/day
2026-10-28 19:13 UTC
Normal
~45,000USD/day
registry baseline
7D trend
▲ 13%
worsening · 7d
Observed min / max
17,630 – 120,448USD/day
trailing 180 days
Model stress
56/ 100
A move of one model span (55,000 USD/day) above the baseline corresponds to 66.7 stress. Stress rises toward 100 as conditions worsen; 100 is never reached.
History
trailing 180 daysAbout this indicator
Very Large Crude Carrier earnings on the Middle East Gulf to China route, from the CME-listed TD3C Baltic freight future (front month, Worldscale converted to USD/day). Spiking rates reflect scarcity of willing tonnage and rising risk.
Source: CME TD3C Baltic freight future (NYMEX:TL via TradingView scanner).
Model weight: 6% of the composite score.