Argus Caspian Transportation
Overview
The Argus Caspian Transportation service includes a Russian-language report that provides essential coverage of the transportation markets in central Asia and the Caspian region.
The swift development of infrastructure and commodity markets in the region has boosted the importance of price information and analysis for market participants, who are looking to improve their transport operations, choose the best shipping options and respond promptly to market activity.
The report covers bulk and dry cargo shipments including crude and oil products, coal, metals, fertilizers, petrochemical products and LPG.
Key features
Russian language
This weekly service is published in Russian language by our expert team of specialists on the ground in the region.
Rail shipments
Key data on rail shipments, rail tariffs, statistical data, analysis of trade flows and information on rail congestion.
Pipeline shipments
Transport and associated costs for pipeline shipments of crude from Kazakhstan through the Caspian Sea, Russia and China.
Freight rates
Monthly freight rates for tanker shipments of crude, oil products and bulk shipments of metals in the region.
Afghanistan coverage
Fuel shipments by tanker trucks in Afghanistan.
Imports and exports
The latest import and export data for shipments across Central Asia and the Caspian for crude, oil products and fertilisers.
Customers that benefit
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Shipping and forwarding companies
Use our price assessments to calculate freight rates for crude cargoes.
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Cargo owners and suppliers to Tajikistan and importers
Use these price assessments to substantiate their prices before Tajik customs authorities.
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Terminal operators
Use Argus data to track cargo traffic and validate their rates for cargo handling.
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Traders and importers
Use our assessments of Russian-Kazakh border prices as reference prices from Russian sellers and Kazakh buyers of oil products.
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Regulators and customs authorities
Use the information to assess customs duties on oil products imports.
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Transportation companies in Kazakhstan
Use Argus Caspian Transportation to determine the rental rates of their railcars.
Product specifications
Argus Caspian Transportation gives you access to prices, news and analysis on the transportation markets in Central Asia and the Caspian region.
- Key data on rail shipments in central Asia, covering changes in rail tariffs, statistical data on shipments of coal, petrochemical products and fertilizers, as well as analysis of trade flows and information on rail congestion and other fundamentals
- Monthly lease rates for railcars, including tankcars, open wagons, boxcars, tankcars for petrochemical products and LPG, as well as hopper cars in Kazakhstan, Uzbekistan, Turkmenistan, Azerbaijan and Georgia
- Transport tariffs and other export costs
- Transport and associated costs for pipeline shipments of crude from Kazakhstan through the Caspian Sea, Russia and China
- Tariff policy of pipeline companies and effective rates for export deliveries
- Assessment of demurrage costs at Caspian ports
- Benchmarking of different routes for dry and liquid bulk cargoes
- Oil product import data for Kazakhstan by railway, transit of oil products through Okarem, transshipment of crude and oil products in Georgian ports, rail transit of oil products through Kazakhstan to central Asia, shipments to and from Caspian ports
- Transportation costs for crude exports from Kazakhstan (including shipments through Samara), Azerbaijan and Turkmenistan, and for exports of fertilizers
Published in real time through the Argus Direct client portal, and in the weekly PDF report, our expert team of market reporters are publishing the latest transportation news stories from across the central Asia and Caspian Markets, in Russian language only.
Key price assessments
Argus prices are recognised by the market as trusted and reliable indicators of the real market value. Explore some of our most widely used and relevant price assessments.
Argus NYH barge diesel
New York Harbor (NYH) is one of the largest clearing markets for diesel in the Atlantic basin. The price of a NYH barge is considered the bellwether of distillate demand in the US Northeast, and underpins several major futures contracts.
Argus TMX Fob Vancouver
Get a real view with Argus TMX market updates and comprehensive coverage
Argus US UCO price assessments
Trusted price assessments capturing the value of used cooking oil in North America.
Argus Asian UCO price assessments
Trusted price assessments capturing the value of used cooking oil in Asia.
Argus European RED marine biodiesel indexes
Argus B24 (UCOME) dob West Med, Argus B30, B100 (Advanced Fame 0) dob ARA, Argus B30 (UCOME) fob ARA.
Argus ESPO Blend
Pricing for light crude shipped through the East Siberia-Pacific Ocean
Argus Southeast Asia cfr standard MOP
The Southeast Asia cfr Standard MOP assessment is the region’s leading spot price reference.
Argus Middle East fob ammonia
Argus publishes this price on a weekly basis, inclusive of shipments loading from Saudi Arabia, Qatar, Bahrain, Kuwait, UAE and Oman, and also considers netbacks from price movements in key cfr export markets.
Argus China fob prilled urea
The Argus China fob prilled urea assessment is a leading spot price reference for the urea sector. Argus publishes this assessment on both a weekly and daily basis, covering prilled urea shipped from a range of ports across China.
India DAP cfr
The Argus India DAP cfr price assessment is a leading spot price for the global phosphates market. India typically accounts for 30-50pc of global DAP trade every year. The price is pivotal to setting cfr levels in neighbouring Pakistan, as well as DAP fob levels out of China.
Argus Middle East sulphur fob
The Argus Middle East sulphur fob price assessment is a significant market reference point and Argus publishes the price on a weekly basis.
Argus China sulphur cfr full range
The Argus China sulphur cfr full range price assessment is a key global price and Argus publishes the assessment on a weekly basis.
Argus Brazil MAP cfr
The Argus Brazil MAP cfr price is a leading assessment for 11-52 prices west of Suez. Brazil is the world’s largest MAP importer by a considerable margin.
Argus European biopropane
A robust, market-led price reference for the growing renewable LPG market.
Argus UCOME biodiesel
The Argus UCOME (used cooking oil methyl ester) price assessment is a key benchmark for European waste biodiesel markets. The primary basis for the UCOME price assessment is fob ARA range — including Antwerp, Rotterdam, Amsterdam, Dordrecht, Flushing and Ghent. Argus also produces a UCOME price assessment for the southeast China region.
Argus RME biodiesel
The Argus RME (rapeseed oil methyl ester) price assessment is a key biofuel benchmark for Europe. The price assessment is used to price swaps and physical deals and in clearing and settlement through exchanges.
Argus NYH barge diesel
New York Harbor (NYH) is one of the largest clearing markets for diesel in the Atlantic basin. The price of a NYH barge is considered the bellwether of distillate demand in the US Northeast, and underpins several major futures contracts.
Argus TMX Fob Vancouver
Get a real view with Argus TMX market updates and comprehensive coverage
Argus US UCO price assessments
Trusted price assessments capturing the value of used cooking oil in North America.
Argus Asian UCO price assessments
Trusted price assessments capturing the value of used cooking oil in Asia.
Argus European RED marine biodiesel indexes
Argus B24 (UCOME) dob West Med, Argus B30, B100 (Advanced Fame 0) dob ARA, Argus B30 (UCOME) fob ARA.
Argus ESPO Blend
Pricing for light crude shipped through the East Siberia-Pacific Ocean
Argus Southeast Asia cfr standard MOP
The Southeast Asia cfr Standard MOP assessment is the region’s leading spot price reference.
Argus Middle East fob ammonia
Argus publishes this price on a weekly basis, inclusive of shipments loading from Saudi Arabia, Qatar, Bahrain, Kuwait, UAE and Oman, and also considers netbacks from price movements in key cfr export markets.
Argus China fob prilled urea
The Argus China fob prilled urea assessment is a leading spot price reference for the urea sector. Argus publishes this assessment on both a weekly and daily basis, covering prilled urea shipped from a range of ports across China.
India DAP cfr
The Argus India DAP cfr price assessment is a leading spot price for the global phosphates market. India typically accounts for 30-50pc of global DAP trade every year. The price is pivotal to setting cfr levels in neighbouring Pakistan, as well as DAP fob levels out of China.
Argus Middle East sulphur fob
The Argus Middle East sulphur fob price assessment is a significant market reference point and Argus publishes the price on a weekly basis.
Argus China sulphur cfr full range
The Argus China sulphur cfr full range price assessment is a key global price and Argus publishes the assessment on a weekly basis.
Argus Brazil MAP cfr
The Argus Brazil MAP cfr price is a leading assessment for 11-52 prices west of Suez. Brazil is the world’s largest MAP importer by a considerable margin.
Argus European biopropane
A robust, market-led price reference for the growing renewable LPG market.
Argus UCOME biodiesel
The Argus UCOME (used cooking oil methyl ester) price assessment is a key benchmark for European waste biodiesel markets. The primary basis for the UCOME price assessment is fob ARA range — including Antwerp, Rotterdam, Amsterdam, Dordrecht, Flushing and Ghent. Argus also produces a UCOME price assessment for the southeast China region.
Argus RME biodiesel
The Argus RME (rapeseed oil methyl ester) price assessment is a key biofuel benchmark for Europe. The price assessment is used to price swaps and physical deals and in clearing and settlement through exchanges.
Argus NYH barge diesel
New York Harbor (NYH) is one of the largest clearing markets for diesel in the Atlantic basin. The price of a NYH barge is considered the bellwether of distillate demand in the US Northeast, and underpins several major futures contracts.
Argus TMX Fob Vancouver
Get a real view with Argus TMX market updates and comprehensive coverage
Argus US UCO price assessments
Trusted price assessments capturing the value of used cooking oil in North America.
Argus Asian UCO price assessments
Trusted price assessments capturing the value of used cooking oil in Asia.
Argus European RED marine biodiesel indexes
Argus B24 (UCOME) dob West Med, Argus B30, B100 (Advanced Fame 0) dob ARA, Argus B30 (UCOME) fob ARA.
Argus ESPO Blend
Pricing for light crude shipped through the East Siberia-Pacific Ocean
Argus Southeast Asia cfr standard MOP
The Southeast Asia cfr Standard MOP assessment is the region’s leading spot price reference.
Argus Middle East fob ammonia
Argus publishes this price on a weekly basis, inclusive of shipments loading from Saudi Arabia, Qatar, Bahrain, Kuwait, UAE and Oman, and also considers netbacks from price movements in key cfr export markets.
Argus China fob prilled urea
The Argus China fob prilled urea assessment is a leading spot price reference for the urea sector. Argus publishes this assessment on both a weekly and daily basis, covering prilled urea shipped from a range of ports across China.
India DAP cfr
The Argus India DAP cfr price assessment is a leading spot price for the global phosphates market. India typically accounts for 30-50pc of global DAP trade every year. The price is pivotal to setting cfr levels in neighbouring Pakistan, as well as DAP fob levels out of China.
Argus Middle East sulphur fob
The Argus Middle East sulphur fob price assessment is a significant market reference point and Argus publishes the price on a weekly basis.
Argus China sulphur cfr full range
The Argus China sulphur cfr full range price assessment is a key global price and Argus publishes the assessment on a weekly basis.
Argus Brazil MAP cfr
The Argus Brazil MAP cfr price is a leading assessment for 11-52 prices west of Suez. Brazil is the world’s largest MAP importer by a considerable margin.
Argus European biopropane
A robust, market-led price reference for the growing renewable LPG market.
Argus UCOME biodiesel
The Argus UCOME (used cooking oil methyl ester) price assessment is a key benchmark for European waste biodiesel markets. The primary basis for the UCOME price assessment is fob ARA range — including Antwerp, Rotterdam, Amsterdam, Dordrecht, Flushing and Ghent. Argus also produces a UCOME price assessment for the southeast China region.
Argus RME biodiesel
The Argus RME (rapeseed oil methyl ester) price assessment is a key biofuel benchmark for Europe. The price assessment is used to price swaps and physical deals and in clearing and settlement through exchanges.
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Argus Caspian Transportation
The Argus Caspian Transportation service, available in Russian language, includes a weekly report on the transportation markets of the Caspian region and central Asia.
Methodology
Get the most up-to-date guide to the methodology used to ensure the prices published in the Argus Caspian Transportation service are free from distortion and representative of spot market values.
