Losses have been rather substantial in the eastern Handy bulk trades in the past week as the monthly switchover and … Continue reading
Category Archives: Dry Bulk Snippet
Pressure has remained on Capesize derivatives this week with May futures looking oversold, according to FIS analysts, who say the … Continue reading
From the Desk of a Continental Broker: The solidity of the markets’ performance is unquestionable. Panamaxes are leading the way. … Continue reading
There are still signs of positivity pushing through in the Capesize derivatives trade, we are told, with early trading on … Continue reading
Handysize owners with early March tonnage are not rushing to fix their vessel. They rather monitor the market for the … Continue reading
Atlantic Panamaxes stay in bearish mode Panamax freights remain under pressure in the Atlantic with trans-Atlantic round voyages having fallen … Continue reading
Strengthening surge in Capesize spot freights A Capesize recovery is well underway—even if the smaller bulkers can’t say the same—with … Continue reading
There are still convincing macroeconomic reasons to expect the eastern Capesizes to rebound in 2018, indeed to strengthen after Q2, … Continue reading
Slowly but surely activity has been creeping up in the eastern basin in recent days with owners seeing more room … Continue reading
Considerably more Capesize fixtures and news of activity bubble up to the surface as the week ends, but nothing consistent … Continue reading
Capesize freights are off to the races A handful of new period deals (with standard tonnage getting US$ 20,000 … Continue reading
Supras see recovery in Black Sea front hauls After a slow stretch at the start of the week, the Supras … Continue reading
Buoyancy returns with growth in Indo rounds Panamax trends on benchmark rates via Indonesia are firm if not overly ascendant … Continue reading
Supramaxes see new signs of support Rate trends have begun to look up for the embattled Supramaxes due to a … Continue reading
Indo rounds drift back into the shadows On South China delivery, ships of 58-62,000 dwt via Indonesia are fixing no … Continue reading
Atlantic Panamax freights under pressure USG grain stems to CJK are concluding just over US$ 40/mt on modern tonnage at … Continue reading
Rate trends peak at three-year high Dry bulk rates have collapsed on average with the BDI having declined for the … Continue reading
Buoyancy returns to Capesize freights Capesizes maintain their ability to surprise with a bullish week of recovery coming out of … Continue reading
European Short Sea Index (EUSSIX) for Dry Bulk and Break Bulk BMTI is pleased to announce the first official publication … Continue reading
Momentum remains in Capesize recovery Capesizes have yet to run out of steam on the long haul assessments with US$ … Continue reading
It was a mildly positive week for listed bulk carrier firms on Wall Street with the emergence of improved rates … Continue reading
Western Handies continue rate rally Atlantic Handy bulkers show no signs of slowing on front hauls with low teens having … Continue reading
South American energy fizzles for Panamaxes Lower interest in the Atlantic took a toll on sentiment as Kamsarmaxes ex-Continent via … Continue reading
The chartering market is devoid of enthusiasm. The brief respite of increased demand earlier this week seems to have been … Continue reading
Handy bulk rumoured rising in South Atlantic The South Atlantic Handy bulk trades are rumoured to be seeing more interest … Continue reading
India becomes main driver in global coal demand Analysts note that India’s imports of Australian coking coal have grown enough … Continue reading
Trends are ascendant for the Capesizes for the first time in nearly two weeks with average rates up by 4-5% … Continue reading
Glimmers of hope in Q1 suggest improved Q2 Dry bulk markets emerged in early 2017 as more robust than many … Continue reading
Corrective days ahead for Panamaxes? Technical analysis of futures markets last week were already suggesting Panamaxes were poised to enter … Continue reading
Fresh demand on inter-Continent trades Inter-Continent business is looking stronger with US$ 13,500 daily (and even US$ 14,000) on steels … Continue reading
