# Sinokor’s WhatsApp messages have had an outsized role in setting global oil shipping costs, brokers say

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- Bloomberg News, 2026-10-27 17:15 UTC
- Economy
- Original: https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2026-10-27/sinokor-tanker-tycoon-s-whatsapp-messages-influence-oil-transport-prices

> Brokers say Sinokor’s WhatsApp messages have exerted an unusually strong influence on the cost of transporting oil worldwide for months. The war is now drawing attention to broader questions about how the benchmark is set.