CS-FRT-GRN-US-EAST-COAST-NIGERIA-HANDYMAX
Series Specification · Version 1.0 · Document issued 21 September 2026
Grain voyage freight, US East Coast to Nigeria
Standard Basis
The prevailing dry-bulk voyage-freight market level for Handymax grain from US East Coast to Nigeria, expressed in US dollars per metric tonne. Publication cadence is weekly.
A published value is an estimate of the prevailing market level for this Standard Basis. It is not a bid, offer, executable quotation or guaranteed price.
Specification Table
- Series code
- CS-FRT-GRN-US-EAST-COAST-NIGERIA-HANDYMAX
- Assessment type
- CommodityScope Indicative Assessment
- Product
- Grain voyage freight
- Freight basis
- Dry bulk grain voyage freight for the stated origin, destination and vessel class. It is not a physical grain assessment.
- Market
- US East Coast — US East Coast to Nigeria
- Pricing basis
- Voyage freight
- Origin
- US East Coast
- Destination
- Nigeria
- Vessel class
- Handymax
- Assessment unit
- USD per metric tonne (USD/mt)
- Frequency
- Weekly
- Published values
- Assessment Midpoint
- Methodology family
- Dry Freight Methodology
- Methodology version
- 1.0
- Parent methodology
- CS-METH-FREIGHT
- Document issued
- 21 September 2026
Market definition
Voyage basis
Voyage freight from US East Coast to Nigeria for the stated vessel class, published in USD/mt. It is not a fixture, a charter-party quotation, or a physical commodity assessment.
Origin
US East Coast
Destination
Nigeria
Vessel class
Handymax
Lot size
Lot size is not specified for this Series.
Loading window
Loading window is not specified for this Series.
Publication schedule
Weekly cadence. Updates follow the weekly publication cycle when a qualifying market observation is available. Each value retains its assessment date.
Assessment cutoff is not specified for this Series.
Exclusions and related markets
- A different vessel class is a different series.
- Physical commodity assessments and named dry-bulk freight indices are different publications.
The Assessment Midpoint and Assessment Range of CS-FRT-GRN-US-EAST-COAST-NIGERIA-HANDYMAX are formed from this Series’ own voyage-freight observations. A related series does not enter the Assessment Midpoint.
Comparability is evaluated against the stated basis; adjustments apply only where the family methodology defines them.
Parent methodology
This specification defines the market basis of CS-FRT-GRN-US-EAST-COAST-NIGERIA-HANDYMAX and is governed by Dry Freight Methodology version 1.0.
Revision History
| Version | Date | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1.0 | Document issued 21 September 2026 | Initial issue of the series specification. grain voyage freight; US East Coast to Nigeria; Handymax; USD/mt; weekly cadence; Dry Freight Methodology 1.0. |
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