Platts changes cargo size of LR2 Persian Gulf-UKC, Persian Gulf-Mediterranean clean tanker assessments Nov 1

Platts, part of S&P Global Commodity Insights, has changed the cargo size of its LR2 Persian Gulf-UKC and LR2 Persian Gulf-Mediterranean clean tanker assessments from 75,000 mt to 90,000 mt to reflect the prevailing loading volume from Persian Gulf ports and deliveries to UK Continent and Mediterranean ports, effective Nov. 1, 2024.

Platts observed nearly 440 LR2 tanker shipments on the Persian Gulf-UKC and Persian Gulf-Mediterranean routes from January 2022 to September 2024, with almost all of them having a cargo size of 90,000 mt. Platts also gathered feedback from brokers, owners, and charterers regarding the cargo size for these routes.

The two affected assessments appear in Clean Tankerwire, Monthly Clean Tankerwire, Platts Shipping Alert pages 320, 321, Platts Tanker Alert pages 2920 and 2921 under the price database codes below:

Assessments Code Cargo Size $/mt Mavg

Persian Gulf UK Continent PFANTSZ TCADW00 TCADW03

Persian Gulf Mediterranean PFANUSZ TCADX00 TCADX03

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