13 Jan 2010 | 07:33 UTC — New York

Some dirty tankers to be discontinued

Commodity: Shipping Region: Asia

As a result of Platts ceasing single-hull VLCC assessments, the following dirty tanker routes will stop updating as of January 29, 2010, and will be formerly discontinued as of February 2, 2010.

Platts will replace the discontinued single-hull and double-hull premium assessments with a double-hull assessment for each route.

DISP SYMBOL BATES DEC FREQ CURR UOM DESCRIPTION TD PFAOF00 u 0 DA UNS WS Dty AG-S Korea 270Kt(x-260) TD PFAPE03 c 0 MA UNS WS Dty AG-S Korea 270Kt(x-260) Mo TD TDADB00 u 2 DW USD MT Dty AG-SKor 270kt(x260) Sp $/MT TD TDADB03 u 2 MA USD MT DtyAG-SKor 270kt(x260) Sp$/MT Mo TD TDACX00 u 2 DW USD MT Drty AG-Japan 260kt Sp $/MT TD TDACX00 u 2 MA USD MT Drty AG-Japan 260kt Sp $/MT Mo