Daily Capesize Review 22/9/21

Capesize freight rates continued to rally, due to tighter tonnage and port congestion among Chinese ports that extended turnaround time. The Capesize 5 time charter average, then rose by $3,446 day-on-day to $59,715 on Wednesday, as most of the Chinese trade participants returned to the market from holidays. The Baltic Dry Index (BDI) then jumped …

ENGINE: Americas Bunker Fuel Market Update 22/9/21

A near $2/bbl Brent jump has lifted prices across major bunker locations in the Americas in the past day, and bunkering has resumed after a weather suspension in Zona Comun.   Changes on the day to 09.30 CST (14.30 GMT) today: VLSFO prices up in Zona Comun ($23/mt), Balboa ($18/mt), Los Angeles ($17/mt) and New …

FIS Fuel Oil Morning Report 23/09/21

At 0210 GMT, Brent futures contract was up 15 cents/b (0.2%) from the previous close at $76.34/b, while the NYMEX November light sweet crude contract was 9 cents/b (0.12%) higher at $72.32/b.   “Crude prices rallied after US stockpiles tumbled to the lowest levels since October 2018,” said OANDA senior market analyst Edward Moya, adding …

FIS Morning Report Tanker FFA 23-09-21

News Headlines: OIL DAYBOOK EUROPE: Key U.S. Crude Price Weakens; OPEC Warning (Bloomberg) Prices for one of the most important grades of U.S. oil slid for a second day as production begins to resume in Gulf of Mexico wells shut by Hurricane Ida more than three weeks ago. Royal Dutch Shell Plc restarted the Amberjack …