Mr.Reardon said rates for verylarge crude carriers recently plunged to as low as $10,000 a day from aJuly high of about $200,000 on certain routes.

• 里德森说，超大型油轮的运费近来最低已降至每天10,000美元，而7月份时某些航线上这类油轮的运费每天曾高达200,000美元左右。