The shipping markets are renowned for their volatility but today there is one aspect of the industry where the last cycle has taken 20 years. The orderbook expressed as a percentage of the existing fleet, a widely used statistic, is basically back wher…
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Capesize This week has seen the Cape 5 timecharter weighted average almost double. Similarly, the Brazil to China ore rates climbed over $4.50, from mid-$13.00s, to somewhere in the $18.00s. Despite all this activity, the West Australia ore rates have …
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The market for specialized trades has taken a turn for the worst of the past period, as a result of negative fundamentals. In its latest report, shipbroker Intermodal noted that “the return of traders and charterers from the Easter festivities came alo…
Following the historically challenged market seen in 2016, earnings in the bulkcarrier sector improved substantially in 2017, with more positive demand side trends across a number of dry bulk commodities seeing the erosion of some excess capacity. Tren…
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In 2018 so far, some 17 VLCCs have been ordered, which has expanded the orderbook by 17.0% in terms of vessel numbers, according to Alibra data. Of these ships, all but two are to be built at South Korean yards. One has been ordered in China and anothe…
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