Marex Freight Data Product Overview

This document is a technical report detailing the Marex Freight data product sourced from Marex Spectron, a global financial services platform. It outlines the structured freight rate assessments for major crude tanker routes, expressed in both Worldscale and dollar per tonne terms. The data integrates various clean and dirty tanker routes, which are essential for charterers, brokers, traders, and analysts to understand real-time tanker market conditions. Each assessment is based on standardized cost models, allowing for transparency and comparability in market rates. The report explains how these freight benchmarks assist users in evaluating transport economics, optimizing chartering decisions, and monitoring supply-demand dynamics. The product is particularly beneficial for participants in the crude oil, shipping, and derivatives markets, providing a standardized foundation for pricing, analytics, hedging, and exposure management in global crude shipping markets. Additionally, the document includes information on the coverage and update frequency of the data.