Platts discontinues three clean tanker assessments, changes two LR tanker assessment cargo sizes

S&P Global Platts has discontinued three clean tanker assessments, while also changing cargo size assessments for two existing West of Suez Long Range Tanker assessments, effective July 1, 2020.

The following assessments have been discontinued:

Assessment Worldscale Code $/mt code

Med-UK Continent Naphtha (30kt) AAMCL00 AAMCH00

Med-Med Naphtha (30kt) AAMCU00 AAMCQ00

Brofjorden-Thames (10kt) TCAFD00 TCAFC00

Assessments with cargo size adjustments -- from 55,000 mt to 60,000 mt -- are as follows:

Assessment Worldscale Code $/mt code

Med-S America (55kt) PFAMM00 TCACT00

Med-Japan (55kt) PFANE00 TCACS00

These assessments appeared on Platts Global Alert pages 1910 and 1920; in the Clean Tankerwire; and in the Platts price database under the codes above.

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