Monthly archives: December 2020

Capesize rates slip into losses on mixed market

Capesize freight rates reversed into losses after recent gains, due to mixed market directions in both basins. The Capesize 5 time charter average went down by $840 day-on-day to $11,766 on Monday, due to softening freight rates. The Baltic Dry Index (BDI) then dropped by 2.92% or 35 points to 1,162 readings, due to the …

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Morning Oil Report 8/12/20

Brent crude futures fell 40 cents, or 0.8%, to $48.39 a barrel at 0455 GMT with Brent continuing to fall from 0600GMT down to lows of $48.09 after then pushing to $48.65 at 0830GMT, while U.S. West Texas Intermediate (WTI) crude futures fell 35 cents or 0.8%, to $45.41 a barrel. Both benchmark contracts lost …

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