F ollowing industry demand in the tanker freight market, NASDAQ OMX Commodities is pleased to announce the launch of a new tanker freight route available for trading and clearing from September 4, 2014.
The new route will be: TD20USD: West Africa – Continent, 130,000 mt
NASDAQ OMX Commodities is listing both Futures and Options for the route. For full contract specifications, please go to NASDAQ OMX Commodities Legal Framework, upcoming changes to rules, Clearing and Trading Appendix 2 .
For further information, please contact NASDAQ OMX Commodities:
Hanne B. Johansson, Head of Commodities Sales Global, +47 6710 8520, freight@nasdaqomx.com
Media contact:
Sara Aadnesen, Director Corporate Communications, phone +47 9060 0759, sara.aadnesen@nasdaqomx.com
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