Maritime & Shipping, Wet Freight

October 20, 2025

Platts to publish daily clean tanker 38,000 mt US Gulf Coast-UK/Continent assessment rationale, BOTEs from Nov. 3

In response to market developments, Platts, part of S&P Global Commodity Insights, will publish a daily assessment rationale and bids/offers/trades/exclusions information for the Medium Range 38,000 metric ton US Gulf Coast-UK/Continent clean tanker route, effective Nov. 3, 2025.

The rationale and BOTEs apply to the daily assessment symbol TCAFJ00, daily spot value, which generates the benchmark reference TCAFI00.

The Intercontinental Exchange has listed the Medium Range 38,000 mt US Gulf Coast-UK/Continent clean tanker assessment for settling freight futures contracts or Forward Freight Agreements.

The Medium Range 38,000 mt US Gulf Coast-UK/Continent clean tanker assessment, rationale and BOTEs information will appear in the Clean Tankerwire publication.

Please send all comments or questions to shipping@spglobal.com and pricegroup@spglobal.com.

For written comments, please provide a clear indication if comments are not intended for publication by Platts for public viewing. Platts will consider all comments received and will make comments not marked as confidential available to the public upon request.