Sustained limitations in global availability continue to support potash prices around the world. One major producer was reportedly making plans … Continue reading
Category Archives: Dry Bulk Snippet
Bulker freights have entered another phase of revival, much to the approval of the ownership class, with the BDI nearing … Continue reading
Fundamentals continue to greatly favour owners of tonnage in the northern trades at the moment—indeed the European coaster market at … Continue reading
Quo vadis, market? To throttle the climbing speed to new heights in rate levels is badly needed! This said, grain … Continue reading
Breathing a collective sigh of relief, Capesize owners see their freights begin the week on a widely positive note (as … Continue reading
The chartering market has been quiet all over the place, which is also reflected in the number of fixtures reported. … Continue reading
With the week concluding on a pair of consecutive losses, it would appear that a freight reversal for the Capesizes … Continue reading
Export prices for Russian wheat keep rising ahead of the wheat export tax expected to coming into force on 15 … Continue reading
With mineral cargo congestion in the Pacific and a sudden lack of open tonnage across much of the Capesize market, … Continue reading
Reviewing the first day of the new year, one cannot but observe that the December momentum has been seamlessly transmitted … Continue reading
The market for the Capes is a bit subdued with just a few trans-Atlantic coal cargoes coming out of Colombia … Continue reading
The firm market holds on during the last days before Christmas holidays will start in Europe as it was expected … Continue reading
During the first ten months of the year around 3.5Mt of hot rolled coil (HRC) has been imported to Turkey … Continue reading
Spot freight rates for the Capesizes remain depressed and the amount of fresh shipments is rather limited. The trans-Atlantic rounds … Continue reading
May be at long last that market conditions for the first quarter of the new year will hardly differ from … Continue reading
It is the third month in a row now with the northern markets gaining momentum and tonnage for loading on … Continue reading
Some fresh business for the Capesizes shows up and iron ore voyages out of West Australia are rated again above … Continue reading
The chartering market is looking still very promising. Even in the East demand for tonnage is intensifying. Off the Continent … Continue reading
Pacific Capesizes seem to be splitting away from their Atlantic counterparts as eastern-based freights are looking altogether more positive while … Continue reading
A virtuous cycle of increased cargo ordering spurred by tightening avails, thus spurring more ordering (and so on), has taken … Continue reading
On the Handy sector tonnage open on the North Continent remains very tight and rate firm. A 37,000 dwt fixed … Continue reading
The Panamax sector continues to see a divergence between Pacific and Atlantic. The Pacific is witnessing an improved tonnage profile … Continue reading
Ever the size class ruled by sentiment rather than physical trading, Capesize freights slide further and more sharply than in … Continue reading
For the first time in quite some time, tonnage seems to be tightening in the Baltic Sea markets, giving owners … Continue reading
The EU is facing the prospect of a considerable decline in sugar production in 2020 after enduring a combination of … Continue reading
As the last Australian reporters leave China, diplomatic tensions continue to rise between Canberra and Beijing. Whether China is ready … Continue reading
Consistent inconsistency remains the major feature of the chartering market and is quite an impediment to strike a safe trade … Continue reading
With the ongoing economic malaise across Europe and the corona-related cargo demand shock still holding freights to historically low levels, … Continue reading
UK wheat is bracing for one of its lowest harvests in decades, according to the National Farmers’ Union (NFU), which … Continue reading
It’s been a quiet start to the week for the Capesizes. Some activity on trans-Atlantic routes and a restricted tonnage … Continue reading
