Platts amends dry bulk implied freight assessment, launches a KMAX-9 derived Panamax dry bulk freight assessment Aug 1

Platts, part of S&P Global Commodity Insights, has amended one daily dry bulk implied freight assessment and launched an additional dry bulk Panamax freight assessment implied from the KMAX-9 index.

The decision note for this launch, published July 4, can be found here. Platts first proposed launching these assessments in a subscriber note published June 16, which can be found here

The ship size for wheat shipments from Bulgaria to Indonesia is assessed as per Supramax vessel, with the cargo size 50,000 mt. The implied freight rates are derived from Platts GSP 11 index.

The GSP 11 index is a daily weighted average Supramax time charter equivalent (TCE) index reflecting ton-mile demand on eleven key TCE assessments. The GSP 11 index for the 57,000 dwt Supramax class ship is derived by applying an allocated weighting to the daily Supramax TCE assessments of 11 key voyages published at the London close.

The freight element of the calculation for the amended implied freight assessment is based on the daily value of the GSP 11 index, while costs and expenses specific to the route reflect standard market practice. Platts calculations include specific port charges, loading and discharge rates, ship speed, fuel consumption and other relevant expenses specific to each route, following a robust survey of market participants.

The assessment is based on the GSP 11 publication schedule and will not be published when either Singapore or London, or both locations, are out on a public holiday.

The route is based on the following time-charter trip assumptions:

Simultaneously, Platts has launched an additional dry bulk Panamax freight assessment for 60,000 mt wheat shipments from Chornomorsk, Ukraine to Cigading, Indonesia, with implied freight rates derived from the Platts KMAX 9 index.

The KMAX 9 index is a daily weighted average Kamsarmax time charter equivalent (TCE) index reflecting ton-mile demand on nine key TCE assessments. The KMAX 9 index for the 81,000 dwt Kamsarmax class ship is derived by applying an allocated weighting to the daily Panamax TCE assessments of six key voyages published at the Singapore close and three key voyages published at the London close.

The freight element of the calculation for the implied freight assessment is based on the daily value of the KMAX 9 index, while costs and expenses specific to each route reflect standard market practice.

Platts calculations include port charges, loading and discharge rates, ship speed, fuel consumption and other relevant expenses specific to each route, following a robust survey of market participants.

The route is based on the following time-charter trip assumptions:

The assessment follows the KMAX 9 publication schedule and will not be published on days when either Singapore or London, or both locations are out on a public holiday.

The new assessments reflect under the following symbol codes:

Both assessments reflect a timestamp of 16:30 London time.

Below are the loading/discharge rates, port costs, canal transit fees, and other key expense assumptions used for the calculation of the implied freight assessments.

Loading and discharge terms are based on a Saturdays, Sundays, and Holidays Excluded (SSHEX) schedule assumption with 105 working hours on a given week.

Loading calculations from the port of Varna, Bulgaria and Chornomorsk, Ukraine include a 12-hour turn time assumption, while transiting the Turkish Straits includes a waiting assumption of two days each way.

Bunkering in Istanbul is assumed to add one day to the relevant voyages, while waiting to transit the Suez Canal also introduces an additional day in the Varna-to-Cigading and Chornomorsk-to-Cigading implied freight assessment calculations.

Platts will seek to periodically review and update the port charges, loading and discharge rates, ship speed, fuel consumption, and other relevant expenses for each route described above.

The assessments are published in US dollars/mt and reflect a lay days-cancelling period of 15-30 days forward.

The assessments are available in the Platts pricing database and the Dry Freight Wire. They will also appear in the following fixed pages: SHP0620, SHP2621, SHP2620, SHP0630, SHP0631, PAA3938, PBF3938.

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