Maritime & Shipping, Crude Oil
April 01, 2025
Platts amends dirty tanker flat rate for Turkish Strait transit voyages from April 1
Following a Worldscale Association update for tanker routes transiting the Dardanelles Straits, Platts, part of S&P Global Commodity Insights, has amended the $/mt flat rate used in its corresponding assessments and netbacks effective April 1.
Please refer to the Worldscale website for more information on its update.
The amended flat rates apply to the following assessments and netbacks:
| Assessment | Code | Monthly average |
| Urals Augusta vs Med Dated Brent Strip (CIF) | AAGXX00 | |
| KEBCO (FOB Novorossiisk) vs Med Dated Brent Strip | KBCOF00 | KBCOF03 |
| CPC Blend FOB Suezmax vs CPC Dated Brent Strip | AALVZ00 | AALWC00 |
| CPC FOB Aframax vs CPC Dated Brent Strip | AAOFW00 | AAOFV03 |
| Siberian Light CIF vs Med Dated Brent Strip | AAHPK00 | AAJIE00 |
| Azeri Light FOB Supsa vs BTC Dated Brent Strip | AATHN00 | AATHN03 |
These assessments appear in Crude Oil Marketwire and on Platts Global Alert pages 1210, 1220 and 1222.
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