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CommodityScope Clean Tanker Freight Index

1,290.99 points

▲ +2.49%

Base: 1,000 on 1 Sep 2026 · CS Series: CS-TFI-CLEAN · Updated 17 September 2026

Constituents

Clean and Dirty headline indices are chain-linked from the daily returns of their vessel-class sub-indices, not from the average of those sub-index levels.

CommodityScope Series	Segment	Basis	Weight
CS-TFI-MR	MR Freight Index	Vessel-class sub-index	33⅓%
CS-TFI-LR1	LR1 Freight Index	Vessel-class sub-index	33⅓%
CS-TFI-LR2	LR2 Freight Index	Vessel-class sub-index	33⅓%

Underlying route assessments

Published CommodityScope USD/mt assessments that feed the vessel-class sub-indices above. Weights shown are the fixed weights inside each class index.

CommodityScope Series	Trade lane	Basis	Class index	Weight in class
CS-TFR-CLN-USGC-UKC-MR-38	US Gulf Coast → UK Continent	MR 38kt	CS-TFI-MR	25%
CS-TFR-CLN-MED-MED-MR-30	Mediterranean → Mediterranean	MR 30kt	CS-TFI-MR	25%
CS-TFR-CLN-AG-JPN-MR-35	Arabian Gulf → Japan	MR 35kt	CS-TFI-MR	25%
CS-TFR-CLN-UKC-USAC-MR-37	UK Continent → US Atlantic Coast	MR 37kt	CS-TFI-MR	25%
CS-TFR-CLN-AG-JPN-LR1-55	Arabian Gulf → Japan	LR1 55kt	CS-TFI-LR1	25%
CS-TFR-CLN-AG-SIN-LR1-55	Arabian Gulf → Singapore	LR1 55kt	CS-TFI-LR1	25%
CS-TFR-CLN-USGC-UKC-LR1-60	US Gulf Coast → UK Continent	LR1 60kt	CS-TFI-LR1	25%
CS-TFR-CLN-UKC-WAF-LR1-60	UK Continent → West Africa	LR1 60kt	CS-TFI-LR1	25%
CS-TFR-CLN-AG-JPN-LR2-75	Arabian Gulf → Japan	LR2 75kt	CS-TFI-LR2	25%
CS-TFR-CLN-AG-SIN-LR2-80	Arabian Gulf → Singapore	LR2 80kt	CS-TFI-LR2	25%
CS-TFR-CLN-AG-UKC-LR2-90	Arabian Gulf → UK Continent	LR2 90kt	CS-TFI-LR2	25%
CS-TFR-CLN-MED-JPN-LR2-80	Mediterranean → Japan	LR2 80kt	CS-TFI-LR2	25%

History

Daily index values in points from the published base of 1,000 on 1 Sep 2026. That base date is fixed for this series. 1D change is the percentage move versus the previous published index value.

Date	Index (points)	1D Change
17 Sep 2026	1,290.99	+2.49%
16 Sep 2026	1,259.66	+3.41%
15 Sep 2026	1,218.18	+3.86%
14 Sep 2026	1,172.93	+2.32%
11 Sep 2026	1,146.36	+0.65%
10 Sep 2026	1,138.94	+0.69%
9 Sep 2026	1,131.14	+0.90%
8 Sep 2026	1,121.03	+8.98%
7 Sep 2026	1,028.69	+2.07%
4 Sep 2026	1,007.80	+0.25%
3 Sep 2026	1,005.26	−0.10%
2 Sep 2026	1,006.30	+0.63%
1 Sep 2026	1,000.00	—

Daily Change

The Clean Tanker Freight Index rose 2.49% to 1,290.99 points on 17 September 2026, from 1,259.66 points at the previous assessment.

Monthly Statistics

Month	Average	Low	High	Observations
September 2026 · month to date	1,117.48	1,000.00	1,290.99	13

No completed calendar month meeting the minimum of eight observations is available, so a comparison with a completed-month average is not shown.

Highest and lowest published index values over the available history since the series base date. Highest: 1,290.99 on 17 Sep 2026. Lowest: 1,000.00 on 1 Sep 2026.

Constituent Performance

Index-date return of each constituent used in the latest index calculation. A constituent carried forward under the staleness rule is shown as 0.00% for that index date.

Segment	Weight	Index-date return	Contribution	Assessment date
MR Freight Index	33⅓%	+2.40%	+0.80 pp	17 Sep 2026
LR1 Freight Index	33⅓%	+2.05%	+0.68 pp	17 Sep 2026
LR2 Freight Index	33⅓%	+3.02%	+1.01 pp	17 Sep 2026

Methodology

Base value: 1,000
Base date: 1 September 2026
Calculation frequency: Daily on scheduled assessment days
Underlying data: Published CS-TFI class indices
Calculation: Chain-linked weighted changes in constituent assessments
Weights: Fixed constituent weights published above
Constituent review: Quarterly
Weight review: Semi-annual
CS Series: CS-TFI-CLEAN

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CommodityScope Tanker Freight Indices are calculated from defined baskets of CommodityScope tanker freight assessment series. Index values are expressed in points and are not direct freight quotations, TCE earnings estimates or contractual settlement benchmarks. See the CommodityScope Market Assessment Methodology.