Platts to include commission cost in global LNG freight route assessments for two-stroke carriers, April 1

Platts, part of S&P Global Energy, will include a commission cost in the global LNG freight route assessments for two-stroke carriers effective April 1, 2026.

Platts earlier proposed this change in a subscriber note published Feb. 16 available here.

Platts publishes daily spot charter rates for two-stroke (MEGI or X-DF) LNG carrier assessments under the benchmark names Atlantic LNG Day Rates (ATDR) and Asia Pacific LNG Day Rates (APDR).

At present, Platts publishes global LNG freight route cost assessments for two-stroke (MEGI or X-DF) carriers without any commission cost. Platts understands that commission cost accounts for 1.25% of the time charter day rate for these freight routes.

Therefore, Platts will include a commission cost of 1.25% of the time charter day rate in the global LNG freight route cost assessments for two-stroke carriers.

The Platts Global LNG Freight Costs - Two Stroke Daily Assessments appear in the LNG Daily publication and on the fixed page SHP1268.

The Atlantic Basin assessments follow the London calendar, while the Pacific Basin assessments follow the Singapore calendar.

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