Platts publishes daily dry bulk freight assessment Rationale & Exclusions, BOTs for multiple routes from Oct. 26

The Chicago Mercantile Exchange will list five daily Platts Panamax and Capesize dry bulk freight assessments for settling freight futures contracts or Forward Freight Agreements, effective Nov. 2, 2026.

In response, Platts, part of S&P Global Energy, is publishing four new daily assessment Rationale & Exclusions commentaries and four new Bids/Offers/Trades commentaries, effective Oct. 26, 2026. The following assessments will be listed:

Assessment	Symbol	Rationale & Exclusions Fixed Page	BOT Fixed Page
DBF Iron Ore Western Australia-Qingdao N China 170kt $/mt Capesize	IOFAC00	SHP0390	SHP0391
DBF Iron Ore Tubarao Brazil ECSA-Tubarao S Brazil-Qingdao N China 170kt $/mt Capesize	IOFBC00	SHP0392	SHP0393
DBF Grain New Orleans Louisiana US Gulf Coast-Qingdao China 66kt $/mt Panamax	GRNOQ00	SHP0388	SHP0389
DBF Grains Santos Brazil-Qingdao N China 66kt Panamax $/Mt	GRSQC00	SHP0386	SHP0387
DBF Grains Santos Brazil-Qingdao N China 66kt Panamax $/Mt (Prompt)	DBFBQ00	SHP0386	SHP0387

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