Metals & Mining
May 07, 2026
Platts launches new weekly clinker and SCMs freight price assessments from May 7
Platts, part of S&P Global Energy, has launched four weekly price assessments for clinker and supplementary cementitious materials (SCMs) freight, effective May 7.
Freight is a critical factor in the pricing of cement, clinker and SCMs, particularly as these materials are widely traded. Recently, Platts has observed greater volatility in freight costs, alongside shifting trade flows linking major export hubs in Asia and the Mediterranean to demand centers in South Asia, West Africa and Europe.
The assessments launched are: Clinker Freight SEA-Bangladesh (ASBAQ00), Clinker Freight SEA-WAF (ASBAR00), Clinker Freight Mediterranean-WAF (ASBAS00), and GBFS Freight China-NWE ( ASBAT00 ).
Detailed specifications for the newly launched assessments are as follows:
| Specification | Details |
| Assessment Name | Clinker Freight SEA-Bangladesh |
| Symbol | ASBAQ00 |
| Monthly Average Symbol | ASBAQ03 |
| Quantity | 50,000mt (Supramax) |
| Loading Port | CamphaPort, Vietnam |
| Discharge Ports | Chittagong Port, Bangladesh |
| Loading Rate | 10,000 mtper day |
| Discharge Rate | 7,000-8,000 mtper day |
| Laycan | 15-30 daysforward |
| Unit of Assessment | $/mt |
| Turn-TimeAtLoad/Discharge Port | 12 hours/12 hours |
| Frequency | Weekly, every Thursday |
| Timestamp | 1630 Singapore close, following the Singapore publishing calendar |
| Specification | Details |
| Assessment Name | Clinker Freight SEA-WAF |
| Symbol | ASBAR00 |
| Monthly Average Symbol | ASBAR03 |
| Quantity | 70,000 mt -80,000 mt (Panamax) |
| Loading Port | CamphaPort, Vietnam |
| Discharge Ports | AbidjanPort, Coted'lvoire |
| Loading Rate | 10,000 mtper day |
| Discharge Rate | 8,000-9,000 mtper day |
| Laycan | 15-30 daysforward |
| Unit of Assessment | $/mt |
| Turn-TimeAtLoad/Discharge Port | 12 hours/12 hours |
| Frequency | Weekly, every Thursday |
| Timestamp | 1630 Singapore close, following the Singapore publishing calendar |
| Specification | Details |
| Assessment Name | Clinker Freight Mediterranean-WAF |
| Symbol | ASBAS00 |
| Monthly Average Symbol | ASBAS03 |
| Quantity | 40,000 mt |
| Loading Port | Sea of Marmara,Turkey |
| Discharge Ports | Tema, Ghana |
| Loading Rate | 12,000 mt per day |
| Discharge Rate | 4,000 mtper day |
| Laycan | 7-30 daysforward |
| Unit of Assessment | $/mt |
| Turn-TimeAtLoad/Discharge Port | 12 hours/12 hours |
| Frequency | Weekly, every Thursday |
| Timestamp | 16:30 London time,followingtheLondonpublishingcalendar |
| Specification | Details |
| Assessment Name | GBFS Freight China-NWE |
| Symbol | ASBAT00 |
| Monthly Average Symbol | ASBAT03 |
| Quantity | 70,000 mt -80,000 mt (Panamax) |
| Loading Port | CaofeidianPort, China |
| Discharge Ports | Antwerp Port, Belgium |
| Loading Rate | 20,000mt per day |
| Discharge Rate | 20,000mt per day |
| Laycan | 15-30 daysforward |
| Unit of Assessment | $/mt |
| Turn-TimeAtLoad/Discharge Port | 12 hours/12 hours |
| Frequency | Weekly, every Thursday |
| Timestamp | 1630 Singapore close, following the Singapore publishing calendar |
The price assessments appear in Core web Platform; and in the following Platts reports: Cement Weekly, Coal Trader, Coal Trader International, Steel Price Report, Steel Raw Materials Monthly, Dry Freight Wire, and Dry Freight Wire Monthly.
Platts may normalize trades, bids and offers for cargoes that fall outside the specification thresholds, such as other quality, quantity, loading ports, discharge ports, vessel size, loading rate, etc.
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