SUBSCRIBER NOTE: Platts proposes discontinuing Great Belt, Suez, Trieste Bunkerwire assessments

Following a sustained period of low market liquidity, S&P Global Platts proposes to discontinue publication of bunker fuel assessments for Great Belt, Trieste and Suez in Bunkerwire, effective January 2, 2018.

Price assessments for all three ports would continue to be published on the Platts Bunkerworld website and related services.

The Danish bunker location of Great Belt has seen suppliers move north to Gothenburg and Skaw.

In Italy, Trieste has seen reduced competition, leading to a less liquid market.

Egypt's port of Suez meanwhile has seen continued low liquidity.

Platts currently publishes daily assessments of 380 CST, 180 CST, and marine gasoil (MGO) for all three ports, under the following symbols:

Port 380 CST 180 CST MGO Great Belt AAHTG00 AAHTE00 AARSX00 Trieste PUAXT00 PUAXU00 PBABQ00 Suez PUAFU00 PUADY00 POADS00

Please send all comments to europe_products@spglobal.com and pricegroup@spglobal.com, by July 21.

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