23 May 2024 | 14:45 UTC

Platts makes changes to ammonia freight assessments

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

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

Platts has also launched 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.

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

Platts confirmed changes to its ammonia freight assessments in a April 23, 2024 subscriber note here .

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

The changes have impacted the following assessments:

  • Ammonia F r eight 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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