Argus Tanker Freight

Americas

• US Gulf coast exports to global destinations (VLCC-Aframax): Europe, China, Singapore, India, South Korea/Japan and more.
• USGC and USWC (VLCC-Panamax) imports from all major and emerging suppliers, including Middle East, Mexico, Argentina, Guyana, WC Canada and more.
• Panama canal delays and auction prices: understand the risks and costs associated with one of the most important waterways for global trade.
• Jones Act, Demurrage and reverse-lightering assessments.

Russian-origin freight

• Get exclusive data on the true costs and margins of transporting Russian crude to India and China (Suezmax, Aframax).
• Weekly market survey rates, which show the actual costs of transporting Russian cargoes, based on extensive survey of market players.
• Baseline rates: bespoke rates, based on Argus models, which reflect the freight costs for Russian cargoes if there were no sanctions.
• Additional war risk premium (AWRP) assessments.
• A collection of bespoke freight rates for exports from De-Kastri to various destinations in the Far East and Southeast Asia.

Carbon Cost of Freight (CCF) assessments

• EU ETS is here for shipping with very real costs that need to be accounted for. Argus CCF rates provide benchmarks for tracking carbon costs on key routes, both on single leg and round voyage basis.

Crude-specific freight

• USD/bl freight rates for all the major crude grades globally for all notable destinations.

FFA rates

• USGC-China (VLCC), USGC- Europe (Aframax) MEG-East (VLCC), WAF-UKCM (Suezmax).

Americas

• US Gulf coast exports to all key destinations (LR1, MR): Chile, Peru, Brazil, Europe, Argentina/Uruguay, Canada, Japan, Ecuador, Mexico, Dominican Republic. Differentials available for various ports in Latin America. USWC exports to Chile and Mexico (MR, Coaster) with various port combinations. 
• Panama canal delays and auction prices: understand the risks and costs associated with one of the most important waterways for global trade.
• Jones act rates (140-330k bl): Houston to Port Everglades, Jacksonville, Tampa and New York.
• Brazil imports (LR2-MR): US, Russia, India, Middle East.
• Panama canal delays and auction prices: understand the risks and costs associated with one of the most important waterways for global trade.

Russian-origin freight

• Get exclusive data on the true costs of transporting Russian petroleum products (MR, Handysize).
• Weekly market survey rates, which show the actual costs of transporting Russian cargoes, based on extensive survey of market players.
• From Russian Baltic to: Mediterranean, West Africa, Mideast Gulf, Brazil, Singapore, India. From Russian Black Sea to: Mediterranean, West Africa and Mideast Gulf.
• Additional war risk premium (AWRP) assessments.

Mideast Gulf

• Detailed Mideast Gulf exports coverage (LR2-MR):  Europe, Japan, South Korea, Brazil, Singapore, South Africa, West Africa and more.

Asia-Pacific

• Key Asia flows (LR2-Handysize): From India to UKC and Brazil. From South Korea to USWC, Australia, New Zealand, Chile. From SE Asia to Australia, Japan , West Africa. From China to Singapore.

Carbon Cost of Freight (CCF)

• EU ETS is here for shipping with very real costs that need to be accounted for. Argus CCF rates provide benchmarks for tracking carbon costs on key routes, both on single leg and round voyage basis.

FFA rates

• Mideast Gulf-Japan (LR1), UKC-USAC (MR), Cross-Med (Handysize), USGC/Caribbean-UKCM (MR).

Weekly specialised tanker rates

• Ethanol freight (5-20kt): USGC-Itaqui, South Brazil-UKC, South Brazil-Ulsan, USGC-EC Mexico, USGC-UKC.
• Methanol freight (10kt): USGC to UKC, USGC to Ulsan.
• Vegetable oils (40kt): Argentina+S Brazil to China, Argentina+S Brazil to WC India, Argentina to WC India.
• Biodiesel (10kt) UKC-USGC.
• Rapidly expanding coverage in these fast changing market.

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