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Whistleblowers Claimed Key Oil Tanker Rate Was Manipulated

Bloomberg Markets·October 29, 2026·1 min read

The Baltic Exchange received two whistleblowing claims of attempted manipulation of the world's benchmark tanker rate since the start of the Iran war, according to documents made public in a legal battle with trading house Mercuria Energy Group. The claims allege attempts to distort the key shipping rate.

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