Daily Capesize Review 24/0/5/21

Capesize freight rates spotted slight gains on the improving physical market, especially from better shipping demand in the Pacific market. The Capesize 5 time charter average then inched up by $232 day-on-day to $32,825 on Monday, as the paper market maintained its bullish run since last week. The Baltic Dry Index (BDI) also hiked up …

FIS Morning Report Tanker FFA – 25-05-21

News Headlines: Benchmark Oil Tanker Rates Climb Again to Highest Since January (Bloomberg) TD3C climbed to ws36.96 – the highest since January 13th and on clean TC5  climbs to ws97.14 – highest since April 30th     Syrian Blames Israel for Mysterious Attacks on Oil Tankers (Bloomberg) Syria’s foreign minister blamed Israel for mysterious attacks …

Daily Capesize Review 21/0/5/21

Capesize freight rates inched up amid bullish sentiment in the paper market, though the physical market remained sluggish. The Capesize 5 time charter average then rose by $959 day-on-day to $32,593 on Friday, as the paper market extended its bullish run. The Baltic Dry Index (BDI) also went up slightly by 1.59% or 45 points …

FIS Morning Report Tanker FFA 24-05-2021

Return of Ocean Tankers VLCCs dampens tanker market, McQuilling says (Tradewinds) The return on the Ocean Tankers VLCC fleet after the arrest in 2020 is set to depress rates as the freight support from stronger demand will largely be offset by a substantial supply imbalance and the bearish market sentiment is likely to continue into …