Bulk Ethanol: buy and sell

How trading Ethanol works on Comdity

A company posts a sell offer or a buy request with the quantity, the delivery period and the ports. Other companies send an offer or a counteroffer on FOB, CFR or CIF terms. When both sides want to go on, they start a negotiation, receive each other's contact details and finalise the contract directly. Comdity is a marketplace: it is not a party to the contract.

• FOB (Free On Board): the seller delivers the goods on board at the loading port; the buyer arranges and pays the sea freight.
• CFR (Cost and Freight): the seller pays the sea freight to the discharge port; the buyer carries the risk and the insurance from loading.
• CIF (Cost, Insurance and Freight): as CFR, and the seller also insures the cargo to the discharge port.

Ethanol is normally shipped by chemical tanker, chemical/oil products tanker. When the terms are agreed, you can explore suitable vessels on Shipfixing.