Platts confirms changes to ammonia freight assessments

Platts, part of S&P Global Commodity Insights, will make changes to its ammonia freight assessments, effective May 20, 2024.

Platts will increase the publishing cadence of its ammonia freight assessments from weekly to daily (Monday-Friday).

Platts will also launch central single point freight assessments for each of the ammonia freight routes currently covered, with standardized high and low ranges $1/mt above (high) and below (low) the of the central assessment.

The assessments will appear in the Ammonia Market Report and will be available via Platts Connect.

Platts proposed changes to its ammonia freight assessments in an April 8, 2024, subscriber note available here.

The changes will impact the following assessments:

Ammonia Freight Caribbean-Tampa/US Gulf (1-2 ports) 23.5kt

Ammonia Freight Caribbean-NW Europe 25kt

Ammonia Freight Caribbean-Morocco 25kt

Ammonia Freight Caribbean-Morocco 40kt

Ammonia Freight Algeria-NW Europe 15kt

Ammonia Freight Middle East-NW Europe 25kt

Ammonia Freight Middle East-Morocco 25kt

Ammonia Freight Middle East-India (1 port W. Coast) 23.5kt

Ammonia Freight Middle East-India (2 ports W. Coast) 15kt

Ammonia Freight Middle East-India (1 port E. Coast) 15kt

Ammonia Freight Middle East-India (1 port E. Coast) 23.5kt

Ammonia Freight Middle East-Far East (Taiwan) 23.5kt

Ammonia Freight Middle East-Far East (South Korea) 23.5kt

Ammonia Freight Malaysia-Thailand 15kt

Ammonia Freight Indonesia-Taiwan 15kt

Ammonia Freight Indonesia-Far East (2 ports) 23kt

Ammonia Freight Indonesia-Far East (2 ports) 40kt

Ammonia Freight Indonesia-India (2 ports E. Coast) 23kt

Ammonia Freight US Gulf-NW Europe 25kt

Ammonia Freight WC Canada-Japan 25kt

Ammonia Freight EC Canada-NW Europe 25kt

Ammonia Freight Australia-Japan 25kt

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