SUBSCRIBER NOTE: Platts to discontinue New Orleans-Alexandria Supramax grains freight assessment

In response to market changes and industry feedback, S&P Global Platts confirms it will discontinue the New Orleans to Alexandria Supramax grains freight assessment basis 50,000 mt, effective April 1, 2018.

Platts initially proposed to discontinue the assessment in a note published on December 11, 2017 (https://www.platts.com/subscriber-notes-details/21787113).

This change is a reflection of a reduced liquidity in grain flow from the US Gulf Coast to Egypt in the past year.

This assessment appears in the Dry Freight Wire and under the code GRNOE00.

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