What is Jet Fuel?
Jet fuel is an umbrella term used for liquid fuel types of various specifications that are commonly used for aviation. They are produced from crude oil using fractional distillation in refineries. Jet fuel is the third most important transportation fuel. It is a middle-distillate product that is used for jets and is used around the world in cooking and heating (kerosene). When used as jet fuel, some of the critical qualities are freeze point, flash point, and smoke point.
JET FUEL TRADE PROCESS
- CIF: The seller handles everything from loading the vessel, paying for insurance and shipping the product to the country the buyer wants it delivered.
- FOB: The seller is responsible for handling the transportation of the goods to the port of shipment and loading cost. Once the goods are loaded on the ship, all liabilities transfer to the buyer.
- Tanker Take Over (TTO): The buyer takes over the hiring of a loaded tanker along with the product it contains.
- Tanker To Tanker (TTT): The buyer hires his vessel and uses the same to purchase products from the seller.