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Dirty Tankers · CommodityScope Indicative Freight Assessments · West of Suez

Intra-Mediterranean Dirty Freight Rates — Handysize, Suezmax

The featured CommodityScope assessment is $66.22/mt for Suezmax cargoes of 135,000 mt as of 30 October 2026, down $2.04/mt from the previous assessment. Separate Handysize and Suezmax assessments are shown below. The featured value is not a lane-wide average.

Featured Assessment — Suezmax · 135,000 mt
$66.22/mt
−2.04 USD/mt vs previous assessment
Assessment Date
30 October 2026
44 assessment dates available since 1 September 2026
Trade Lane
Mediterranean → Mediterranean
2 assessment bases · Handysize, Suezmax
  • Handysize · 30,000 mt$43.42/mt
  • Suezmax · 135,000 mt$66.22/mt

USD/mt. Each line is one vessel and cargo basis. Calendar gaps are not interpolated.

Rates by vessel and cargo

Each row is a separate USD/mt assessment for its own vessel class and cargo basis. The featured series supplies the headline value and the computed summary and monthly statistics below; it is not an average of the assessments on this lane.

Changes compare consecutive available assessments of the same series. The 30D range shows the minimum and maximum of available USD/mt observations within the trailing 30 calendar days.

Vessel / cargo basisAssessment (USD/mt)Change (USD/mt)30D observed range (USD/mt)Assessment date
Handysize · 30,000 mt43.42+0.6528.08–43.4230 Oct 2026
Suezmax · 135,000 mtFeatured66.22−2.0438.03–80.8830 Oct 2026

What These Assessments Measure

CommodityScope publishes separate indicative spot freight assessments for dirty tanker cargoes within the Mediterranean.

Vessel class and cargo bases are listed in the table above. Each is a distinct series; the featured assessment is not a lane-wide average.

Each assessment represents CommodityScope's estimate of the freight market level for its stated basis on the assessment date. It is not a vessel-specific offer, confirmed fixture or agreed charter-party rate.

Assessment Basis

  • Loading area: Mediterranean
  • Discharge area: Mediterranean
  • Vessel classes: Handysize, Suezmax
  • Cargo bases: 30,000 mt; 135,000 mt
  • Primary assessment unit: USD/mt
Assessment type:
CommodityScope Indicative Assessment

Contract-Specific Terms Not Specified

  • Named vessel and charterer
  • Shipment-specific laycan
  • Agreed loading and discharge terms
  • Contractual demurrage terms

These assessments do not establish the terms of a particular fixture. Terms not included in the stated assessment basis are not inferred. Separate demurrage indicators are available on the tanker demurrage page.

Units and Assessment Frequency

  • USD/mt of cargo is the assessment unit for every freight series on this page.
  • These are daily assessment series. Changes compare consecutive available assessments of the same series; the interval may span more than one calendar day.

CommodityScope Assessment History

Latest 30 assessment dates, with a separate column for each vessel and cargo basis. All values are shown in USD/mt. Dates without available assessments are omitted. Series histories are not combined or averaged across vessel classes or cargo bases.

DateHandysize · 30,000 mtSuezmax · 135,000 mt
30 Oct 202643.4266.22
29 Oct 202642.7768.26
28 Oct 202642.5567.15
27 Oct 202642.5567.71
26 Oct 202641.9069.01
23 Oct 202641.0476.61
22 Oct 202641.0468.08
21 Oct 202641.0472.35
20 Oct 202641.0472.35
19 Oct 202640.6177.54

Computed Summary — Suezmax · 135,000 mt

Calculated by CommodityScope from the USD/mt observations of Suezmax · 135,000 mt only. These statistics do not combine Handysize and Suezmax assessments. Each statistic states its observation period and calculation method.

  1. The latest assessment of $66.22/mt on 30 October 2026 is $2.04/mt (-3.0%) below the previous assessment of $68.26/mt on 29 October 2026.

    Method: Absolute change equals the latest assessment minus the previous available assessment. Percentage change equals that difference divided by the previous assessment, multiplied by 100. The two observations are one calendar day apart.

  2. Across the 44 available observations from 1 September 2026 to 30 October 2026, the highest assessment was $80.88/mt on 14 October. The lowest was $16.70/mt on 1 September.

    Method: Minimum and maximum of the available assessments within the stated period. These are extrema of the available history, not all-time market records.

  3. The latest assessment is 124.7% above the September 2026 average of $29.47/mt, the most recent completed month with 22 daily observations.

    Method: Arithmetic mean of the daily assessments in September 2026. Months still in progress are excluded from this comparison.

Monthly Statistics — Suezmax · 135,000 mt (USD/mt)

Arithmetic average, minimum and maximum of the available daily USD/mt assessments for Suezmax · 135,000 mt within each calendar month. Observation counts are shown. The current month is marked month to date and is not a completed-month result.

MonthAverageMinimumMaximumObservations
October 2026Month to date71.5443.7880.8822
September 202629.4716.7038.0322

Explore other freight markets. Compare cargo type, vessel class, cargo basis and assessment date before comparing displayed rates.

Same origin and destination, different cargo market: Intra-Mediterranean Clean Tanker Freight Rates — MR · MR · 27,500 mt · Naphtha; MR · 30,000 mt.

Related laneAvailable series / featured basisLatest (USD/mt)Date
Black Sea → Mediterranean4 series · featured Suezmax · 140,000 mt81.1330 Oct 2026
UK Continent → Mediterranean2 series · featured Aframax · 80,000 mt100.2830 Oct 2026
West Africa → Mediterranean1 series · Suezmax · 130,000 mt131.6930 Oct 2026
Arabian Gulf → Mediterranean2 series · featured VLCC · 280,000 mt127.4930 Oct 2026
Brazil → Mediterranean1 series · Suezmax · 130,000 mt151.9730 Oct 2026
Caribbean → Mediterranean2 series · featured Suezmax · 145,000 mt118.2830 Oct 2026
Guyana → Mediterranean1 series · Suezmax · 130,000 mt135.3830 Oct 2026
Mediterranean → Far East1 series · Suezmax · 130,000 mt221.1530 Oct 2026

How to Interpret These Assessments

CommodityScope freight assessments represent indicative spot market levels for the stated route, vessel class and cargo basis. They are not vessel offers or confirmed fixtures. Actual freight may differ by exact ports, vessel specification, laycan and charter-party terms.

Use for

Tracking freight trends and comparing matching vessel/cargo bases.

Not intended for

Confirming vessel availability or replacing a firm freight quotation.

Data details

Freight series identifiers for the assessments on this page:

Handysize · 30,000 mt
CS-TFR-DRT-MED-MED-HANDYSIZE-30
Suezmax · 135,000 mt
CS-TFR-DRT-MED-MED-SUEZMAX-135

CommodityScope Indicative Assessment. See the Dirty Tanker Freight Methodology v1.0 for assessment definitions and statistical methods. Demurrage indicators are on the tanker demurrage page.

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