Dry cargo market report dated 3 February 2023
06 February 2023Capesize: As China returned from their Lunar New Year holidays there was hope in some quarters that the market would see a recovery from the steep declines of January.
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Capesize: As China returned from their Lunar New Year holidays there was hope in some quarters that the market would see a recovery from the steep declines of January.
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Capesize: The Capesize market had little cheer this week as rates subsided throughout the week, albeit on the back of reasonable fixing activity. The Capesize 5TC now stands at $9,305 - a decrease of 3502 week on week.
The upcoming winter season could be a very welcome time-out from sub-USD 10,000 per day markets for both crude and product tanker markets. BIMCO forecast that freight rates for VLCC will firm as the winter season
Capesize: Activity in the Capesize market had the 5TC pushing in value over a few days in midweek.
Panamax: A strong week for the Panamax market, principally for the Atlantic basin, with a good replenishment of mineral cargoes seen all week versus a limited tonnage list. The weekly dry bulk market report contains a summary of the recent movements in the market, alongside the latest figures for average dry bulk earnings and Baltic Dry Indices.
Supramax: A week of falls across most routes led to the BSI closing at 3,348, a drop of 122 week-on-week. With Hurricane IDA the US Gulf lost momentum as cargo supply eased, whilst from South America fresh enquiry was limited. The weekly dry bulk market report contains a summary of the recent movements in the market, alongside the latest figures for average dry bulk earnings and Baltic Dry Indices.
Normalisation of ship routings could cool dry bulk market
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