SUBSCRIBER NOTE: Platts amends ECA voyage distances for container bunker cost assessments

Please note that effective Friday, October 5, 2018, S&P Global Platts will amend the ECA and non-ECA distances for Chinese ports that are used for the $/FEU bunker cost calculations on the following assessments:

Route From To Symbol PBC1 North Asia North Continent PBC0100 PBC5 North Asia East Coast North America PBC0500 PBC13 North Asia West Coast North America PBC1300

Back-Haul Route From To Symbol PCR2 North Continent North Asia PBC0200 PCR6 East Coast North America North Asia PBC0600 PCR14 West Coast North America North Asia PBC1400

China's new regulation on ship emission control areas came into effect on October 1, 2018.

All ships entering ports near the Pearl River Delta, Yangtze River Delta and the Bohai Sea shall use the fuel with sulfur content not exceeding 0.5%.

The voyage durations used in Platts calculations for PBC assessments are arrived at by extensive market survey and are basis vessels proceeding on a round voyage to ports in geographical rotation.

These prices are published in Platts Dry Freight Wire, on the Platts Global Alert service on fixed page PGA 3960 and in the Platts database.

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