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Worldscale Freight

Freight = WS rate (points) × WS flat × B/L tonnes / 100. Worldscale flat rate revised annually.

CharteringWorldscale
USD per tonne
10.875USD/t
Gross freight
1,413,750USD

Formula, assumptions, and limits

Worldscale Association publishes flat rates for every standard route each January. WS100 = flat; WS50 = 50 % of flat. AFRA / Baltic / Platts scale benchmarks the tanker spot market daily.

Symbol legend

SymbolMeaningUnitSource
Worldscale points (WS100 = flat) - Fixture
Reference USD/t for route + yearUSD/tWorldscale Association
B/L quantitytCargo docs