# Want to rent an oil tanker? That'll be $110,000/day

**URL:** <https://forum.gcaptain.com/t/want-to-rent-an-oil-tanker-thatll-be-110-000-day/12551>\
**Category:** Professional Mariner Forum\
**Created:** [April 25, 2014, 1:57am UTC](https://forum.gcaptain.com/t/want-to-rent-an-oil-tanker-thatll-be-110-000-day/12551 "2014-04-25T01:57:38Z")\
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**Author:** ![bomba86](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/db5fbb/32.png) [@bomba86](https://forum.gcaptain.com/u/bomba86)\
**Post date:** [April 25, 2014, 1:57am UTC](https://forum.gcaptain.com/t/want-to-rent-an-oil-tanker-thatll-be-110-000-day/12551/1 "2014-04-25T01:57:38Z")

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I found this article to be an interesting insight into the market/economics of oil transport. Enjoy.

[‘U.S. Jones Act tanker rate hits record $110,000/day’](http://www.reuters.com/article/2013/12/17/shipping-oil-jonesact-idUSL2N0JW0SJ20131217)

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**Author:** ![New3M](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex016/user_avatar/forum.gcaptain.com/new3m/32/394_2.png) [@New3M](https://forum.gcaptain.com/u/New3M)\
**Post date:** [April 25, 2014, 10:08am UTC](https://forum.gcaptain.com/t/want-to-rent-an-oil-tanker-thatll-be-110-000-day/12551/2 "2014-04-25T10:08:36Z")

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> [@"bomba86"](#):
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> I found this article to be an interesting insight into the market/economics of oil transport. Enjoy. [‘U.S. Jones Act tanker rate hits record $110,000/day’](http://www.reuters.com/article/2013/12/17/shipping-oil-jonesact-idUSL2N0JW0SJ20131217)

That deal didn’t happen. American Phoenix is the highest chartered Jones Act tanker at 100k/day.