Worldscale

Worldscale is the market index system used for crude oil and refined product tanker chartering.

The worldscale rate is a standardized estimate of the cost of moving a tanker on a given route.

Charters are typically quoted and negotiated as a percent of this worldscale rate.

Worldscale rates are updated and published each year.

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