Maritime & Shipping

May 04, 2026

New Red Sea-North Asia VLCC symbols

The following Red Sea-North Asia VLCC symbols have been created under the Market Data category TD (Tankers: Dirty).

The symbols will be featured in the following:

Fixed Page: Platts Shipping Alert SHP0440 and SHP0441. Platts Tanker Alert PGT2980 and PGT2981. Platts Global Alert PGA0905.

Publication: Dirty Tanker Wire, Monthly Dirty Tankerwire and S&P Global Energy Core.

They are scheduled to begin updating May 4, 2026.

MDC Symbol Bates Dec Freq Curr UOM Description
TD TDRSC00 u 2 DW USD MT Dirty Yanbu-Far East VLCC 270kt $/mt
TD TDRSC03 u 3 MA USD MT Dirty Yanbu-Far East VLCC 270kt $/mt MAvg
TD TDRSB00 u 2 DW UNS WSC Dirty Yanbu-Far East VLCC 270kt Wsc
TD TDRSB03 u 3 MA UNS WSC Dirty Yanbu-Far East VLCC 270kt Wsc MAvg
TD TDRSA00 u 0 DW N/A KT Dirty Yanbu-Far East VLCC 270kt Wsc Cargo Size

Please follow the link below for further details:

https://www.spglobal.com/energy/en/pricing-benchmarks/our-methodology/subscriber-notes/050426-platts-launches-yanbu-to-far-east-vlcc-dirty-tanker-freight-assessment-may-4

If you have any comments or questions about this announcement, please contact S&P Global Energy Support team or email support.energy@spglobal.com.