This week the team talk $6 million dollar bail, Cape splits, and EU travel bans; all this is alongside our usual in depth analysis of the supply and demand factors affecting commodity market prices. Available now on the FIS website (www.freightinvestorservices.com/media ) Spotify https://open.spotify.com/show/7yMLsm5s8tLtrCQr7bG8wD?si=FW6Rvj9HRjClAx3vRjq8iw And Apple https://podcasts.apple.com/sg/podcast/fis-castaway/id1507094242
Category archives: Freight
Supramax & Handysize FFA Daily Report
Capesize & Panamax FFA Daily Report
Freight—The Reality of the Ratio
Will the Panamax Trend Continue?
Unpredictable and volatile is the life of a shipowner. Five weeks ago the Panamax index was at USD 4,054, the US and China were trading insults over the origin of the COVID-19 pandemic leaving the phase 1 trade deal to exist on paper only. The index is now 138% higher at USD 9,661, China …
Steel futures up on mixed Coronavirus news
Iron ore futures extended gains on Wednesday as investors assessed risks from the Coronavirus pandemic. There are worrying signs that the outbreak has worsened in Brazil, with the nation recently surpassing the mark of one million confirmed cases and 50,000 deaths. Latest figures showed that Brazil added new deaths, bringing the total to …
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Capesize rallies on high iron ore prices
Capesize rates rallied on bullish market sentiments after strong gains seen in both the Pacific and Atlantic basins. The Capesize 5 time charter average surged by $1,308 day-on-day to $26,672 on Tuesday, despite the lagging Q4 and Cal 21 contracts in the future market. Buoyed by the Capesize rally, the Baltic Dry Index (BDI) continued …
Supramax & Handysize FFA Daily Report
Capesize & Panamax FFA Daily Report
Capesize lead the way
Another strong day in the dry freight market with the Capesize index up 5.16% due to Chinese iron ore restocking and increased infrastructure spending. The index out outperformed the Baltic Dry Index which rose 3.79% after positive performances from the Panamax index at + 1.65% and Supramax Index + 0.77%. The continued upside moves …