据知情人士向CNBC透露，由于中东危机导致全球海运成本飙升，一艘超级油轮最近以7600万美元的价格被租用，从美国墨西哥湾航行至中国。
A supertanker was recently chartered to sail from the U.S. Gulf Coast to China for $76 million, a source familiar told CNBC, as shipping costs soar globally due to the crisis in the Middle East.
知情人士称，这艘名为“亚历山德罗斯”（Alexandros）的油轮由贸易公司托克（Trafigura）租用，预计将于11月19日左右装载货物。根据战前水平，这条航线的正常运费应为700万美元至1000万美元。
The Alexandros was chartered by the trading firm Trafigura and is expected to load around Nov. 19, the source said. A normal rate for the route based on pre-war levels would be $7 million to $10 million.
假设该油轮载油量为200万桶，此次航行的成本相当于每桶原油38美元。由于波斯湾战争导致可用油轮短缺，海运成本急剧飙升。
The cost of the journey comes to $38 per barrel of oil assuming the tanker holds 2 million barrels. Shipping costs have exploded as the war in the Persian Gulf has led to a shortage of available tankers.
中东产油国正在使用穿梭运输系统通过霍尔木兹海峡出口石油。一艘装载货物的油轮穿过海峡，然后在阿曼湾将石油装载到另一艘将货物运往亚洲的船只上。该系统减少了遭受伊朗袭击的风险，并导致通过霍尔木兹海峡的原油出口反弹。但这同时也需要更多的船只来将石油运出海湾。
The Middle East producers are using a shuttle system to export oil through the Strait of Hormuz. A loaded tanker crosses the strait and then loads the oil onto another ship in the Gulf of Oman that takes the cargo to Asia. This system reduces the exposure to Iranian attack and has led to a rebound of crude exports through Hormuz. But it also requires a lot more ships to get the oil out of the Gulf.