Daily Capesize Review 20/8/21

Capesize freight rates maintained bullish momentum with strong showings in both basins, amid tightening tonnage supply. The Capesize 5 time charter average, then rose by $2,370 day-on-day to $49,731 on Friday, extending the bullish run. The Baltic Dry Index (BDI) also continued its record-breaking upward movement reaching high levels of $4,092, up 2.92% day-on-day, due …

Morning Fuel Oil Report 23/08/21

Morning Oil Report   At 10:58 am Singapore time (0258 GMT), the ICE October Brent futures contract was up 87 cents/b (1.33%) from the previous close at $66.05/b, while the NYMEX October light sweet crude contract was 74 cents/b (1.19%) higher at $62.87/b.   The pandemic still provides the oil market with a sense of …

ENGINE: Global Bunker Fuel Market Update 20/08/21

ENGINE: Global Market Update   Global bunker prices are moving in mixed directions today amid steady Brent values. Changes in the day to 08.00 GMT today:   VLSFO prices down in Singapore ($1/mt), steady in Rotterdam and Gibraltar and up in Fujairah ($1/mt) and Houston ($5/mt) LSMGO prices down in Singapore ($3/mt), Rotterdam ($2/mt) and …

Daily Capesize Review 19/8/21

Capesize freight rates rose on bullish market momentum with a strong Atlantic basin pushing for further gains. The Capesize 5 time charter average, then rose by $2,866 day-on-day to $47,361 on Thursday, extending the bullish run. The Baltic Dry Index (BDI) also hiked up further at record-high levels of $3,976, up 3.73% day-on-day, from the …

Morning Fuel Oil Report 20/08/21

Morning Oil Report   At 11:57 am Singapore time (0357 GMT), the ICE October Brent futures contract was up 32 cents/b (0.47%) from the previous close at $66.77/b, while the NYMEX September light sweet crude contract was 34 cents/b (0.53%) higher at $64.03/b.   Oil prices rose on Friday, pulling up from three-month lows, but …

Daily Capesize Review 18/8/21

Capesize freight rates extended its record-high bullish run, with market optimism on better demand and tight tonnage. The Capesize 5 time charter average, then rose by $3,446 day-on-day to $44,495 on Wednesday, due to better market sentiment. The Baltic Dry Index (BDI) also hiked up further at record-high levels of $3,833, up 4.81% day-on-day, due …

Morning Fuel Oil 19/08/21

Morning Oil Report   At 10:32 am Singapore time (0232 GMT), the ICE October Brent futures contract was down $1.03/b (1.51%) from the previous close at $67.18/b, while the NYMEX September light sweet crude contract fell $1.07/b (1.63%) at $64.39/b.   EIA week ending 8/13 Crude oil: -3.2M Gasoline: +0.7M Distillates: -2.7M Refiner utilz: 92.2% …