Tanker rates continued to strengthen last week, although not with the same degree of urgency straight after the attacks on the US. By the end of last week, all but the Kuwait-rnSingapore Af ramax trade of the BDI had rebounded, while the Caribs-US trade soared from WS109 to WS156 week-on-week. Such fluctuations on this trade are not unusual however, and while the supply concerns of charterers underwrote more freight gains, developments in the Middle East and the longer-term prospects for the world economyrnhave kept the market in 'wait-and-see' mode.
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机译：上周，油轮运价继续走强，尽管紧随美国袭击事件之后，紧迫程度并不相同。到上周末，BDI的除科威特-Ring Singapore Af ramax以外的所有交易均已反弹，而Caribs-US的交易量从WS109飙升至WS156。然而，这种贸易的波动并不罕见，尽管租船者对供应的担忧使货运收益增加，但中东的事态发展和世界经济的长期前景使市场处于“观望”状态。
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