Category archives: Freight
Capesize July 20 Morning Technical Comment – 240 Min
OPEC+ squabbles as family tensions mount
Saudi Arabia and Russia, two of the world’s biggest oil producers, have agreed to support extending into July the 9.7 million barrels per day (bpd) in supply cuts backed in April by the OPEC+ group. But they failed to agree to holding the meeting to discuss it with the wider group. The alliance that’s …
Capesize – Even Poor Summers give some Sunshine
2020 is taking the phrase annus horribilis to a new level for the Capesize 5tc market. The big sisters rarely have anything to celebrate in the first few months of the year, like a tourist spot emerging from lockdown, owners know that they to make hay when the sun is shining. Index values …
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Iron Ore Futures Consolidate on Supply Outlook
Dalian Iron ore futures have failed for a third day to break the high RMB 775 high that formed on the 01/06/20, bringing a halt to the previous 4-day rally after repeated warnings from financial institutions that the current supply tightness will ease in the later months of the year. Vale intend to …
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Capesize Q4 20
Oil market gripped by ‘rabid optimism’ for now at least
OPEC and its allies edged closer to a consensus on extending production cuts to prop up the oil market, even as wrangling continued for a third day about whether to bring forward their next meeting. Russia and several other OPEC+ nations favor extending the group’s current output curbs by one month. The cuts …
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Capesize firms on better fundamentals
Capesize rates firmed up with improvements seen in both the Pacific and Atlantic basins on better shipping demand. Higher bunker prices also lent support to the rising freight rates that pushed the Baltic Dry Index (BDI) higher to 546 points, up 5% day-on-day on Tuesday. Good fundamentals in Pacific market The Pacific …
