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ShipShape: The Long and Winding Road

It is one of the best-known Beatles songs from their final studio album Let It Be, but it also encapsulates perfectly the challenge many commodity markets face as they begin to recover from the enormous disruption of Coronavirus.   The pandemic has impacted every metric you can think of: quantitative easing, government debt, unemployment, share …

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Capesize rates chase for new height

Capesize rates continued to chase new height for the year, buoyed by the strong shipping and iron ore demand. The Capesize 5 time charter average rose by $4,250 day-on-day to $19,036 on Wednesday, another year-high as the paper market saw over 8,000 lots change hands by the close of trading day. Likewise, the Baltic Dry …

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Capesize surges to year-high level on strong iron ore demand

Capesize rates hit a record high for the year as strong iron ore demand continue to support shipping demand. The Capesize 5 time charter average reached $14,786 on Tuesday, the highest level in the year and up $1,489 at day-on-day basis. Buoyed by the robust Capesize market, the Baltic Dry Index shot up beyond the …

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Capesize moves up despite slight cooldown

Capesize rates moved up again on bullish market sentiments for both the Pacific and Atlantic basins. The Capesize 5 time charter average rose by $887 to $13,297 on Monday, reaching new highs for the prompt, while testing the recent highs on Q4 and Cal 21. The Baltic Dry Index also increased by 5.42% to 973 …

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