Daily Capesize Review 27/0/5/21

Capesize freight rates continued to drop fast due to poor shipping fundamentals despite healthy demand in the Pacific market. The Capesize 5 time charter average then dropped by $1,686 day-on-day to $27,934 on Thursday, despite some market talks of blockade lifting in Bolivar that resulted in some late upticks in trading. The Baltic Dry Index …

FIS Fuel Oil Morning Report 28/05/21

At 10:26 am Singapore time (0226 GMT), the ICE Brent July contract was up 18 cents/b (0.26%) from the previous settle at $69.64/b, while the July NYMEX light sweet crude contract was 29 cents/b (0.43%) higher at $66.85/b.   The positive sentiment in the market is most evidently coming from the US as the economy …

Daily Capesize Review 26/0/5/21

Capesize freight rates reversed into downtrend, due to thin market activities following the short working week paused by holidays in Asia and Europe. The Capesize 5 time charter average then dropped by $1,434 day-on-day to $29,620 on Wednesday, after a selloff in the market. The Baltic Dry Index (BDI) also dipped down by 1.96% or …

FIS Fuel Oil Morning Report 27/05/21

Brent crude fell 44 cents, or 0.6%, to $68.43 a barrel at 0220 GMT, erasing Wednesday’s gain of 22 cents. Brent has traded between $68 and $69 for most of this week. U.S. West Texas Intermediate (WTI) crude fell 43 cents, or 0.7%, to $65.78 a barrel, after a rise of 14 cents on Wednesday, …

FIS Castaway Podcast – Episode 26/05/21

    FIS Castaway Podcast – Episode 56   Scrap your friends and listen to this week’s podcast – Volatility in oil and freight, collapsing iron ore, and we take an in depth look at CME and LME steel and scrap contracts, as well as the upcoming SGX Shanghai rebar contract.     Listen Below: …