Daily Capesize Review 9/4/21

Capesize freight rates rallied on better shipping demand, especially with more cargoes coming from the Atlantic market. The Capesize 5 time charter average then rose by $1,037 day-on-day to $23,911 on Friday, due to market optimism for Forward Freight Agreement (FFA). The Baltic Dry Index (BDI), however, dipped slightly after recent rally and went down …

FIS Fuel Oil Morning Report 09/04/21

At 11.05 am Singapore time (0234 GMT), the ICE Brent June contract slipped 5 cents/b (0.08%) from the April 8 settle at $63.15/b, while the May NYMEX light sweet crude contract was up 11 cents/b (0.18%) at $59.71/b.   Oil prices have been struggling to find any directional rhythm over the past few weeks with …

Daily Capesize Review 8/4/21

Capesize freight rates continued to rise on market optimism, after much support from Brazil’s shipping demand. The Capesize 5 time charter average then rose by $406 day-on-day to $22,874 on Thursday, despite some correction in the Pacific freight rates. The Baltic Dry Index (BDI) then faced some corrections after recent rally and went down by …