SUBSCRIBER NOTE: Platts proposes to discontinue 90kt, 150 kt Americas freight assessments

S&P Global Platts proposes to discontinue four Americas dirty tanker freight assessments -- Suezmax 150,000 mt Caribbean-China, Suezmax 150,000 mt USGC-Singapore, Aframax 90,000 mt Caribbean-UK Continent, and Aframax 90,000 mt Caribbean/Mediterranean routes -- effective January 2, 2020.

Platts understands that fixtures on these routes typically reflect vessels of a smaller size.

Platts will continue to assess the Suezmax Caribbean and USGC-loading routes to Asia on a 130,000 mt basis and the Aframax Caribbean-trans-Atlantic routes on a 70,000 mt basis, to reflect the fact that the bulk of observed spot market activity on these routes is traded on those bases.

The proposed discontinuation will affect the following:

Assessment: Code: Dirty Caribbean-China 150kt Lumpsum TDCAS00 Dirty Caribbean-China 150kt $/mt TDCHI00 Dirty Caribbean-China 150kt Lumpsum MAvg TDCAS03 Dirty Caribbean-China 150kt $/mt MAvg TDSAZ03 Dirty Caribbean-China 150kt cargo size TDCASSZ

Dirty USGC-Singapore 150kt Lumpsum TDUSC00 Dirty USGC-Singapore 150kt $/mt TDSSZ00 Dirty USGC-Singapore 150kt Lumpsum MAvg TDUSC03 Dirty USGC-Singapore 150kt $/mt MAvg TDSSZ03 Dirty USGC-Singapore 150kt cargo size TDUSCSZ

Dirty Caribbean-UK Continent 90kt Wsc TDCAC00 Dirty Caribbean-UK Continent 90kt $/mt TDUKA00 Dirty Caribbean-UK Continent 90kt Wsc MAvg TDCAC03 Dirty Caribbean-UK Continent 90kt $/mt MAvg TDUKA03 Dirty Caribbean-UK Continent 90kt cargo size TDCACSZ

Dirty Caribbean-Mediterranean 90kt Wsc TDCME00 Dirty Caribbean-Mediterranean 90kt $/mt TDMEA00 Dirty Caribbean-Mediterranean 90kt Wsc MAvg TDCME03 Dirty Caribbean-Mediterranean 90kt $/mt MAvg TDMEA03 Dirty Caribbean-Mediterranean 90kt cargo size TDCMESZ

These assessments appear on Platts Global Alert pages 1972 and 1962; on Platts Shipping Alert pages 2440 and 2430; in the Dirty Tankerwire; and in the Platts price database under the codes above.

Please send any comments or questions by October 31 to shipping@spglobal.com and pricegroup@spglobal.com.

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