Platts Freight Market Outlook Analytics Service

The Platts Freight Market Outlook Service utilizes proprietary oil and trade flow data from the Platts World Oil Market Forecast, to develop a monthly report and forecast of tanker ton-mile demand and vessel demand in the key tanker size sectors. The service also provides access to transportation analysts to address client questions as well as to a database of both historic and forecast tanker statistics.

• — Access the only freight market report that utilizes S&P Global Platts proprietary data and prices to develop up-to-date forecasts for 18 key crude and product trade worldwide routes.
• — Act with confidence of knowing you have data and analysis from a global team of analysts that look at all angles of the market to give you a competitive edge.
• — Access to the analysts and consultants behind S&P Global Platts content creation for customized insights.

• — An overview of changes in the oil markets, especially those with a significant impact on transportation requirements.
• — A summary of fleet capacity assumptions, including the impact of tanker construction, conversions, and demolition as well as changes in pipeline flows.
• — A month-by-month supply-demand table for each class, summarizing historic and projected utilization rates.
• — Commentary on recent trends and anticipated changes in the freight markets.
• — Commentary on transportation issues of special interest, such as the debate on tanker fuel quality. The subject matter will change depending on market developments and client feedback.
• — The Platts FMO Portal utilizes a proprietary database of historic and projected oil movements, along with a customized transportation model to forecast freight rates for key trades and routes.