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Jet traders see trans-Atlantic back and forth on arb cargoes

London — Following the opening of the jet fuel arbitrage from the US to NorthwestEurope around two weeks ago, for the first time since Hurricane Harvey, amixed picture has emerged with some vessels diverting away from NWE and othercargoes working the reverse arb.

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At least three vessels were originally fixed to make the voyage acrossthe Atlantic to Northwest Europe. The Axelotl, a 37,329 dwt vessel, left thePort of South Louisiana February 13 bound for Milford Haven; the ArdmoreSeamariner, a 45,726 dwt ship, left Port of South Louisiana February 23 and isdue to arrive in Rotterdam March 13; and the Puma, a 51,200 dwt tanker leftHouston March 6, destined for arrival in NWE March 23, according to data fromPlatts trade flow software cFlow.

Two further vessels were also moving east from North America; the NordIntegrity out of Canada and the SCF Angara from Baton Rouge.

In an unusual move however, some vessels were sailing in the oppositedirection.

The BW Kallang, a 74,189 dwt vessel was originally fixed to take jet fuelfrom India to Northwest Europe but diverted and is due to arrive in Freeport,Bahamas March 22.

The Arctic Flounder, a 75,000 dwt ship loaded in Bahrain and was due totransport jet to NWE, according to sources, but is now heading for dischargein Quebec March 19.

The Ardmore Seamaster, a 45,840 dwt vessel, was meant to bring jet fuelto Europe, according to sources, but diverted and is due to arrive in Colombialater Tuesday.

Views were mixed as to whether the arbitrage from the US to Europe wascompletely closed, with one European trader saying the recent diversions wereevidence that the route was shut. "A few [cargoes] we thought would come TAhaven't, the US arb has closed now," the trader said.

Views were different in the US. "It's open from USA to Europe for sure,"a US Gulf Coast distillates trader said. "The arb to Florida is kind of 'meh'but people are bringing stuff because it's the only way to supply Florida." A third, European, source cut a middle course. "I think the arb is openand it's difficult to find local barrels in the US. Cargoes that are going tothe States were also available to NWE but only if the US could find localbarrels and they couldn't."

--Caroline Knight, caroline.knight@spglobal.com

--Daron Jones, daron.jones@spglobal.com

--Edited by Jonathan Loades-Carter, jonathan.carter@spglobal.com