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Tanker rate boost from pipeline cyberattack could be fleeting Extent of tanker upside from cyberattack hinges on how long the pipeline is shut A Scorpio product tanker arriving in New York (Photo: Scorpio Tankers) Bad news accidents, war, extreme weather is generally good news for commodity shipping. Case in point: Product tanker stocks, rates and futures jumped Monday in the wake of the cyberattack that shut down the Colonial Pipeline. The pipeline, which has the capacity to carry 2.5 million barrels per day of refined products from the U.S. Gulf to the East Coast, was shut by a ransomware attack on Friday. ....