Category archives: Freight

European Close 27-11-20

Iron ore continues to hold near its highs on the bullish sentiment from BHP earlier in the week. DCE futures produced a Doji star on the daily chart, signaling indecision is creeping into the market, warning that buyers and sellers are in balance.     Capesize futures closed the week lower after giving up Wednesday …

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Capesize rates continue uptrend momentum on better market

Capesize freight rates continued its upward momentum, due to the improving physical market. The Capesize 5 time charter average went up by $328 day-on-day to $12,514 on Thursday, due to better freight rates. The Baltic Dry Index (BDI) followed the uptrend and booked a gain of 1.84% or 22 points to 1,219 readings.   More …

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European Close 26/11/20

BHP today reinforced expectations that the current strength in steel demand will extend into 2021. Earlier in the week it was a roundtable with Morgan Stanley and now UBS (Bloomberg). The reiterating of the message seems to be sinking in, with the December contract trading up to a new high of USD 127.64, whilst the …

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Capesize rates move higher on firm Pacific market

Capesize freight rates rose higher after a flurry of fixtures were being done in the Pacific market, lifting market sentiment after previous correction. The Capesize 5 time charter average then inched up by $190 day-on-day to $12,186 on Wednesday, due to significant gains at the physical market. The Baltic Dry Index (BDI) followed the rally …

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