Refined Products, Maritime & Shipping, LPG, Wet Freight
August 25, 2025
New VLGC freight rate assessments for Persian Gulf to East Africa, US Gulf Coast to East Africa symbols
| MDC | Symbol | Bates | Dec | Freq | Curr | UOM | Description |
| LI | ASWEU00 | c | 3 | DW | USD | MT | VLGC Freight USGC-East Africa $/mt |
| LI | ASWEU03 | c | 3 | MA | USD | MT | VLGC Freight USGC-East Africa $/mt MAvg |
| TC | ASWER00 | c | 2 | DW | USD | MT | LPG Persian Gulf-East Africa 44kt $/mt |
| TC | ASWER03 | c | 2 | MA | USD | MT | LPG Persian Gulf-East Africa 44kt $/mt MAvg |
Please follow the link below for further details:
https://www.spglobal.com/commodity-insights/en/pricing-benchmarks/our-methodology/subscriber-notes/081225-platts-to-launch-vlgc-freight-rate-assessments-for-persian-gulf-to-east-africa-us-gulf-coast-to-east-africa
If you have any comments or questions about this announcement, please contact S&P Global Commodity Insights Client Services or email CI.support@spglobal.com.
HIGHLIGHTS
They will appear on the following:
Publications: Platts LPGaswire and Clean Tankerwire.
Fixed pages: Platts LPG Alert (PGL2786 and PGL2787), Platts Tanker Alert (PGT2940 and PGT2941), Platts Shipping Alert (SHP0350 and SHP0351), Platts Global Alert PGA780, and Platts Petrochemical Alert (PCA2786 and PCA2787).
The USGC-East Africa symbols will be published as below:
Publications: Platts LPGaswire and Clean Tankerwire.
Fixed pages: Platts Petrochemical Alert (PCA0780 and PCA0781), Platts Global Alert (PGA0780), Platts LPG Alert (PGL0781) and Platts Refined Products Alert(PRF0780 and PRF0780).
They are scheduled to begin updating on Sept. 1, 2025.