# Oil tanker costs hit record $1.2mn a day as Iran war disrupts shipping

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- Financial Times, 2026-09-23 04:00 UTC
- Economy
- Original: https://www.ft.com/content/f95db340-8c8f-435f-957d-4623255ac29e?syn-25a6b1a6=1

> The shortage of the largest supertankers has pushed rates on key Middle East-China routes to more than double their late-August level, driving tanker costs to a record $1.2mn a day as the Iran war disrupts shipping.