Crude Oil, Chemicals, Maritime & Shipping, Aromatics, Wet Freight, Polymers

August 03, 2026

Description change for chemical freight symbols

The following chemical freight symbols have had their descriptions changed, as summarized below.

From:

MDC Symbol Bates Dec Freq Curr UOM Description

TA AAPRT00 lhc 2 WA USD MT Middle East-East China 25-100 mt Weekly

TA AAPRT03 lhc 3 MA USD MT Middle East-East China 25-100 mt MAvg

TA AAPRU00 lhc 2 WA USD MT Middle East-South China 25-100 mt Weekly

TA AAPRU03 lhc 3 MA USD MT Middle East-South China 25-100 mt MAvg

TA AAPRV00 lhc 2 WA USD MT Middle East-India 25-100 mt Weekly

TA AAPRV03 lhc 3 MA USD MT Middle East-India 25-100 mt MAvg

TA AAPRW00 lhc 2 WA USD MT Middle East-SE Asia 25-100 mt Weekly

TA AAPRW03 lhc 3 MA USD MT Middle East-SE Asia 25-100 mt MAvg

TA AAPRX00 lhc 2 WA USD MT Middle East-NW Europe 25-100 mt Weekly

TA AAPRY00 lhc 2 WA USD MT Middle East-Turkey 25-100 mt Weekly

TA AAPSK00 lhc 2 WA USD MT Middle East-USG 25-100 mt Weekly

TA AAPSL00 lhc 2 WA USD MT Middle East-Latin America 25-100 mt Weekly

TA AAPSM00 lhc 2 WA USD MT Middle East-East China >100 mt Weekly

TA AAPSN00 lhc 2 WA USD MT Middle East-South China >100 mt Weekly

TA AAPSO00 lhc 2 WA USD MT Middle East-India >100 mt Weekly

TA AAPSP00 lhc 2 WA USD MT Middle East-SE Asia >100 mt Weekly

TA AAPSQ00 lhc 2 WA USD MT Middle East-NW Europe >100 mt Weekly

TA AAPSR00 lhc 2 WA USD MT Middle East-Turkey >100 mt Weekly

TA AAPSS00 lhc 2 WA USD MT Middle East-US Gulf >100 mt Weekly

TA AAPSX00 lhc 2 WA USD MT Middle East-Latin America >100 mt Weekly

TA AARIZ00 lhc 2 WA USD MT Rotterdam-USG 1-2 kt Weekly

TA AARJA00 lhc 2 WA USD MT Rotterdam-USG 5 kt Weekly

TA AARJB00 lhc 2 WA USD MT Rotterdam-FE Asia 1-2 kt Weekly

TA AARJC00 lhc 2 WA USD MT Rotterdam-FE Asia 5 kt Weekly

TA AARJD00 lhc 2 WA USD MT Rotterdam-SE Asia 1-2 kt Weekly

TA AARJE00 lhc 2 WA USD MT Rotterdam-SE Asia 5 kt Weekly

TA AARJF00 lhc 2 WA USD MT Rotterdam-Med 1-2 kt Weekly

TA AARJG00 lhc 2 WA USD MT Rotterdam-Med 5 kt Weekly

TA AARJH00 lhc 2 WA USD MT USGC-Far East Asia 1-2kt (weekly)

TA AARJI00 lhc 2 WA USD MT USGC-Far East Asia 5kt (weekly)

TA AARJJ00 lhc 2 WA USD MT USGC-Southeast Asia 1-2kt (weekly)

TA AARJK00 lhc 2 WA USD MT USGC-Southeast Asia 5kt (weekly)

TA AARJL00 lhc 2 WA USD MT USGC-Europe 1-2kt (weekly)

TA AARJM00 lhc 2 WA USD MT USGC-Europe 5kt (weekly)

TA AARJN00 lhc 2 WA USD MT USGC-Mexico 1-2kt (weekly)

TA AARJO00 lhc 2 WA USD MT USGC-Mexico 5kt (weekly)

TA AARJP00 lhc 2 WA USD MT SE Asia-NE Asia 5 kt (Friday)

TA AARJQ00 lhc 2 WA USD MT SE Asia-South Asia 5 kt (Friday)

TA AARJR00 lhc 2 WA USD MT Intra NE Asia 5 kt (Friday)

TA AARJS00 lhc 2 WA USD MT Korea-USG 5 kt (Friday)

TA AARJT00 lhc 2 WA USD MT Intra SE Asia 2-3 kt (Friday)

TA AARJU00 lhc 2 WA USD MT Korea-East China 2-3 kt (Friday)

TA AARJV00 lhc 2 WA USD MT Korea-Taiwan 2-3 kt (Friday)

TA AARJW00 lhc 2 WA USD MT Thailand-Taiwan 2-3 kt (Friday)

TA AAVBU00 lhc 2 DW USD MT Korea-Taiwan 2-3 kt (daily)

TA AAVBV00 lhc 2 DW USD MT Korea-East China 2-3 kt (daily)

TA AAVBX00 lhc 2 DW USD MT Korea-India 2-3 kt (daily)

TA AAVBY00 lhc 2 DW USD MT Korea-USG 10-12 kt (daily)

TA AAVBZ00 lhc 2 DW USD MT Korea-Taiwan 5 kt (daily)

TA AAVCA00 lhc 2 DW USD MT Korea-East China 5 kt (daily)

TA AAVCB00 lhc 2 DW USD MT Korea-South China 5 kt (daily)

TA AAVCC00 lhc 2 DW USD MT USG-Korea 10-12 kt (daily)

TA AAVCD00 lhc 2 DW USD MT USG-Taiwan 10-12 kt (daily)

TA AAVCE00 lhc 2 DW USD MT USG-East China 10-12 kt (daily)

TA AAVCG00 lhc 2 WA USD MT Pasir Gudang-Singapore 3 kt (Friday)

TA AAVCI00 lhc 2 WA USD MT Map Ta Phut-Singapore 3 kt (Friday)

TA AAVCJ00 lhc 2 WA USD MT Map Ta Phut-Taiwan 3 kt (Friday)

TA AAVCK00 lhc 2 WA USD MT Map Ta Phut-India 3 kt (Friday)

TA AAVCT00 lhc 2 WA USD MT Middle East (basis Arabian Gulf)-India 2-3 kt (Friday)

TA AAVCV00 lhc 2 WA USD MT Middle East (basis Arabian Gulf)-SE Asia 5-7 kt (Friday)

TA AAVCX00 lhc 2 WA USD MT India-East China 3 kt (Friday)

TA AAVCY00 lhc 2 WA USD MT India-Indonesia 5-7 kt (Friday)

TA AAVCZ00 lhc 2 WA USD MT India-East China 5-7 kt (Friday)

TA AAVDA00 lhc 2 WA USD MT India-Pakistan 5-7 kt (Friday)

TA AAVDB00 lhc 2 WA USD MT India-Middle East (basis Arabian Gulf) 5-7 kt (Friday)

TA AAXOG00 lhc 2 WA USD MT US-Europe 5kt weekly

TA AAXOH00 lhc 2 WA USD MT Latin America-Europe 5kt weekly

TA AAXOM00 lhc 2 WA USD MT Latin America-Asia 5kt weekly

TA AAXON00 lhc 2 WA USD MT US-Venezuela 5kt weekly

TA AAXOO00 lhc 2 WA USD MT Europe-Asia

TA AAXOP00 lhc 2 WA USD MT US-Mexico 5kt weekly

TA AAXOQ00 lhc 2 WA USD MT Korea-Taiwan/China 2-4 kt Weekly

TA AAXOR00 lhc 2 WA USD MT Middle East-SE Asia 5 kt Weekly

TA AAXOS00 lhc 2 WA USD MT Thailand-Indonesia/SE Asia 5 kt Weekly

TA AAXOT00 lhc 2 WA USD MT Europe-Turkey/Med

TA AAXOU00 lhc 2 WA USD MT US-Southeast Asia 5-10kt weekly

TA AAXOV00 lhc 2 WA USD MT Korea-Taiwan/China 1.5 kt Weekly

TA AAXOW00 lhc 2 WA USD MT US-North Asia 5-10kt weekly

TA AAXOX00 lhc 2 WA USD MT Korea-SE Asia 1.5 kt Weekly

TA AAXOY00 lhc 2 WA USD MT US-Europe 5-10kt weekly

TA AAXOZ00 lhc 2 WA USD MT Intra ASEAN 1.5 kt Weekly

TA AAXPA00 lhc 2 WA USD MT Europe-USA 5-10 kt Weekly

TA AAXPC00 lhc 2 WA USD MT Europe-Asia

TA AAXPE00 lhc 2 WA USD MT US-Asia 1.5kt weekly

TA ABXPA04 c 2 WA USD KT Singapore-Indonesia 2-3 kt (Friday)

TA ABXPB04 c 2 WA USD KT Singapore-WC India 2-3 kt (Friday)

TA ABXPC04 c 2 WA USD KT Singapore-East China 5-6 kt (Friday)

TA ABXPD04 c 2 WA USD KT Middle East (basis Arabian Gulf)-Taiwan 10-12 kt (Friday)

TA PFCTA04 c 2 WA USD MT Middle East (basis Red Sea)-East China 5-7 kt (Friday)

TAZ PFCTB04 c 2 WA USD MT Middle East (basis Red Sea)-East China 10-12 kt (Friday)

HF ABMCA00 c 2 WA USD MT Liquid chemicals freight Middle East (basis Arabian Gulf)-East China 10-12kt Wkly

HF ABMCC04 c 2 WA USD MT Liquid chemicals freight Middle East (basis Arabian Gulf)-East China 5-7 kt Wkly

HF ABMIA00 c 2 WA USD MT Liquid chemicals freight Middle East (basis Arabian Gulf)-India 10-12kt Wkly

HF ABMSA00 c 2 WA USD MT Liquid chemicals freight Middle East (basis Arabian Gulf)-Southeast Asia 10-12 kt Wkly

HF PXAEC00 c 2 WA USD MT Paraxylene India-East China Freight 10kt Weekly

HF PXASC00 c 2 WA USD MT Paraxylene India-South China/Taiwan Freight 10kt Weekly

To:

MDC Symbol Bates Dec Freq Curr UOM Description

TA AAPRT00 lhc 2 WA USD MT Polymers Freight Middle East-East China 25-100 mt Weekly

TA AAPRT03 lhc 3 MA USD MT Polymers Freight Middle East-East China 25-100 mt MAvg

TA AAPRU00 lhc 2 WA USD MT Polymers Freight Middle East-South China 25-100 mt Weekly

TA AAPRU03 lhc 3 MA USD MT Polymers Freight Middle East-South China 25-100 mt MAvg

TA AAPRV00 lhc 2 WA USD MT Polymers Freight Middle East-India 25-100 mt Weekly

TA AAPRV03 lhc 3 MA USD MT Polymers Freight Middle East-India 25-100 mt MAvg

TA AAPRW00 lhc 2 WA USD MT Polymers Freight Middle East-SE Asia 25-100 mt Weekly

TA AAPRW03 lhc 3 MA USD MT Polymers Freight Middle East-SE Asia 25-100 mt MAvg

TA AAPRX00 lhc 2 WA USD MT Polymers Freight Middle East-NW Europe 25-100 mt Weekly

TA AAPRY00 lhc 2 WA USD MT Polymers Freight Middle East-Turkey 25-100 mt Weekly

TA AAPSK00 lhc 2 WA USD MT Polymers Freight Middle East-USG 25-100 mt Weekly

TA AAPSL00 lhc 2 WA USD MT Polymers Freight Middle East-Latin America 25-100 mt Weekly

TA AAPSM00 lhc 2 WA USD MT Polymers Freight Middle East-East China >100 mt Weekly

TA AAPSN00 lhc 2 WA USD MT Polymers Freight Middle East-South China >100 mt Weekly

TA AAPSO00 lhc 2 WA USD MT Polymers Freight Middle East-India >100 mt Weekly

TA AAPSP00 lhc 2 WA USD MT Polymers Freight Middle East-SE Asia >100 mt Weekly

TA AAPSQ00 lhc 2 WA USD MT Polymers Freight Middle East-NW Europe >100 mt Weekly

TA AAPSR00 lhc 2 WA USD MT Polymers Freight Middle East-Turkey >100 mt Weekly

TA AAPSS00 lhc 2 WA USD MT Polymers Freight Middle East-US Gulf >100 mt Weekly

TA AAPSX00 lhc 2 WA USD MT Polymers Freight Middle East-Latin America >100 mt Weekly

TA AARIZ00 lhc 2 WA USD MT Liquid Chemicals Freight Rotterdam-USG 1-2 kt Weekly

TA AARJA00 lhc 2 WA USD MT Liquid Chemicals Freight Rotterdam-USG 5 kt Weekly

TA AARJB00 lhc 2 WA USD MT Liquid Chemicals Freight Rotterdam-FE Asia 1-2 kt Weekly

TA AARJC00 lhc 2 WA USD MT Liquid Chemicals Freight Rotterdam-FE Asia 5 kt Weekly

TA AARJD00 lhc 2 WA USD MT Liquid Chemicals Freight Rotterdam-SE Asia 1-2 kt Weekly

TA AARJE00 lhc 2 WA USD MT Liquid Chemicals Freight Rotterdam-SE Asia 5 kt Weekly

TA AARJF00 lhc 2 WA USD MT Liquid Chemicals Freight Rotterdam-Med 1-2 kt Weekly

TA AARJG00 lhc 2 WA USD MT Liquid Chemicals Freight Rotterdam-Med 5 kt Weekly

TA AARJH00 lhc 2 WA USD MT Liquid Chemicals Freight USGC-Far East Asia 1-2kt (weekly)

TA AARJI00 lhc 2 WA USD MT Liquid Chemicals Freight USGC-Far East Asia 5kt (weekly)

TA AARJJ00 lhc 2 WA USD MT Liquid Chemicals Freight USGC-Southeast Asia 1-2kt (weekly)

TA AARJK00 lhc 2 WA USD MT Liquid Chemicals Freight USGC-Southeast Asia 5kt (weekly)

TA AARJL00 lhc 2 WA USD MT Liquid Chemicals Freight USGC-Europe 1-2kt (weekly)

TA AARJM00 lhc 2 WA USD MT Liquid Chemicals Freight USGC-Europe 5kt (weekly)

TA AARJN00 lhc 2 WA USD MT Liquid Chemicals Freight USGC-Mexico 1-2kt (weekly)

TA AARJO00 lhc 2 WA USD MT Liquid Chemicals Freight USGC-Mexico 5kt (weekly)

TA AARJP00 lhc 2 WA USD MT Liquid Chemicals Freight SE Asia-NE Asia 5 kt (Friday)

TA AARJQ00 lhc 2 WA USD MT Liquid Chemicals Freight SE Asia-South Asia 5 kt (Friday)

TA AARJR00 lhc 2 WA USD MT Liquid Chemicals Freight Intra NE Asia 5 kt (Friday)

TA AARJS00 lhc 2 WA USD MT Liquid Chemicals Freight Korea-USG 5 kt (Friday)

TA AARJT00 lhc 2 WA USD MT Liquid Chemicals Freight Intra SE Asia 2-3 kt (Friday)

TA AARJU00 lhc 2 WA USD MT Liquid Chemicals Freight Korea-East China 2-3 kt (Friday)

TA AARJV00 lhc 2 WA USD MT Liquid Chemicals Freight Korea-Taiwan 2-3 kt (Friday)

TA AARJW00 lhc 2 WA USD MT Liquid Chemicals Freight Thailand-Taiwan 2-3 kt (Friday)

TA AAVBU00 lhc 2 DW USD MT Liquid Chemicals Freight Korea-Taiwan 2-3 kt (daily)

TA AAVBV00 lhc 2 DW USD MT Liquid Chemicals Freight Korea-East China 2-3 kt (daily)

TA AAVBX00 lhc 2 DW USD MT Liquid Chemicals Freight Korea-India 2-3 kt (daily)

TA AAVBY00 lhc 2 DW USD MT Liquid Chemicals Freight Korea-USG 10-12 kt (daily)

TA AAVBZ00 lhc 2 DW USD MT Liquid Chemicals Freight Korea-Taiwan 5 kt (daily)

TA AAVCA00 lhc 2 DW USD MT Liquid Chemicals Freight Korea-East China 5 kt (daily)

TA AAVCB00 lhc 2 DW USD MT Liquid Chemicals Freight Korea-South China 5 kt (daily)

TA AAVCC00 lhc 2 DW USD MT Liquid Chemicals Freight USG-Korea 10-12 kt (daily)

TA AAVCD00 lhc 2 DW USD MT Liquid Chemicals Freight USG-Taiwan 10-12 kt (daily)

TA AAVCE00 lhc 2 DW USD MT Liquid Chemicals Freight USG-East China 10-12 kt (daily)

TA AAVCG00 lhc 2 WA USD MT Liquid Chemicals Freight Pasir Gudang-Singapore 3 kt (Friday)

TA AAVCI00 lhc 2 WA USD MT Liquid Chemicals Freight Map Ta Phut-Singapore 3 kt (Friday)

TA AAVCJ00 lhc 2 WA USD MT Liquid Chemicals Freight Map Ta Phut-Taiwan 3 kt (Friday)

TA AAVCK00 lhc 2 WA USD MT Liquid Chemicals Freight Map Ta Phut-India 3 kt (Friday)

TA AAVCT00 lhc 2 WA USD MT Liquid Chemicals Freight Middle East (basis Arabian Gulf)-India 2-3 kt (Friday)

TA AAVCV00 lhc 2 WA USD MT Liquid Chemicals Freight Middle East (basis Arabian Gulf)-SE Asia 5-7 kt (Friday)

TA AAVCX00 lhc 2 WA USD MT Liquid Chemicals Freight India-East China 3 kt (Friday)

TA AAVCY00 lhc 2 WA USD MT Liquid Chemicals Freight India-Indonesia 5-7 kt (Friday)

TA AAVCZ00 lhc 2 WA USD MT Liquid Chemicals Freight India-East China 5-7 kt (Friday)

TA AAVDA00 lhc 2 WA USD MT Liquid Chemicals Freight India-Pakistan 5-7 kt (Friday)

TA AAVDB00 lhc 2 WA USD MT Liquid Chemicals Freight India-Middle East (basis Arabian Gulf) 5-7 kt (Friday)

TA AAXOG00 lhc 2 WA USD MT Gas Chemicals Freight US-Europe 5kt weekly

TA AAXOH00 lhc 2 WA USD MT Gas Chemicals Freight Latin America-Europe 5kt weekly

TA AAXOM00 lhc 2 WA USD MT Gas Chemicals Freight Latin America-Asia 5kt weekly

TA AAXON00 lhc 2 WA USD MT Gas Chemicals Freight US-Venezuela 5kt weekly

TA AAXOO00 lhc 2 WA USD MT Gas Chemicals Freight Europe-Asia 5kt Weekly

TA AAXOP00 lhc 2 WA USD MT Gas Chemicals Freight US-Mexico 5kt weekly

TA AAXOQ00 lhc 2 WA USD MT Gas Chemicals Freight Korea-Taiwan/China 2-4 kt Weekly

TA AAXOR00 lhc 2 WA USD MT Gas Chemicals Freight Middle East-SE Asia 5 kt Weekly

TA AAXOS00 lhc 2 WA USD MT Gas Chemicals Freight Thailand-Indonesia/SE Asia 5 kt Weekly

TA AAXOT00 lhc 2 WA USD MT Gas Chemicals Freight Europe-Turkey/Med

TA AAXOU00 lhc 2 WA USD MT Gas Chemicals Freight US-Southeast Asia 5-10kt weekly

TA AAXOV00 lhc 2 WA USD MT Gas Chemicals Freight Korea-Taiwan/China 1.5 kt Weekly

TA AAXOW00 lhc 2 WA USD MT Gas Chemicals Freight US-North Asia 5-10kt weekly

TA AAXOX00 lhc 2 WA USD MT Gas Chemicals Freight Korea-SE Asia 1.5 kt Weekly

TA AAXOY00 lhc 2 WA USD MT Gas Chemicals Freight US-Europe 5-10kt weekly

TA AAXOZ00 lhc 2 WA USD MT Gas Chemicals Freight Intra ASEAN 1.5 kt Weekly

TA AAXPA00 lhc 2 WA USD MT Gas Chemicals Freight Europe-USA 5-10 kt Weekly

TA AAXPC00 lhc 2 WA USD MT Gas Chemicals Freight Europe-Asia 5-10kt Weekly

TA AAXPE00 lhc 2 WA USD MT Gas Chemicals Freight US-Asia 1.5kt weekly

TA ABXPA04 c 2 WA USD KT Liquid Chemicals Freight Singapore-Indonesia 2-3 kt (Friday)

TA ABXPB04 c 2 WA USD KT Liquid Chemicals Freight Singapore-WC India 2-3 kt (Friday)

TA ABXPC04 c 2 WA USD KT Liquid Chemicals Freight Singapore-East China 5-6 kt (Friday)

TA ABXPD04 c 2 WA USD KT Liquid Chemicals Freight Middle East (basis Arabian Gulf)-Taiwan 10-12 kt (Friday)

TA PFCTA04 c 2 WA USD MT Liquid Chemicals Freight Middle East (basis Red Sea)-East China 5-7 kt (Friday)

TAZ PFCTB04 c 2 WA USD MT Liquid Chemicals Freight Middle East (basis Red Sea)-East China 10-12 kt (Friday)

HF ABMCA00 c 2 WA USD MT Liquid Chemicals Freight Middle East (basis Arabian Gulf)-East China 10-12 kt (Friday)

HF ABMCC04 c 2 WA USD MT Liquid Chemicals Freight Middle East (basis Arabian Gulf)-East China 5-7 kt (Friday)

HF ABMIA00 c 2 WA USD MT Liquid Chemicals Freight Middle East (basis Arabian Gulf)-India 10-12 kt (Friday)

HF ABMSA00 c 2 WA USD MT Liquid Chemicals Freight Middle East (basis Arabian Gulf)-SE Asia 10-12 kt (Friday)

HF PXAEC00 c 2 WA USD MT Liquid Chemicals Freight PX India-East China (Friday)

HF PXASC00 c 2 WA USD MT Liquid Chemicals Freight PX India-South China/Taiwan (Friday)

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