Capesize The average of the Capesize timecharter routes climbed when the week first began, but soon dropped from over $10,000 threshold to $6,529 on Friday. The steep decline mainly came from the north Atlantic region. The transatlantic and fronthaul t…
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A “polycrisis” of interrelated environmental, geopolitical and socioeconomic risks could have a profound effect on the supply of and demand for natural resources over the next ten years, according to a global risks report. “Severe commodity price shock…
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Optimism is still the prevailing feeling in the shipping market, although the start of 2023 could be better. In its latest weekly report, shipbroker Xclusiv said that “as we entered 2023, inflation is still here. Some countries still struggle to tame t…
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Newbuilding activity for 2023 has began to pick up the pace, with the main focus, so far, being orders on Chinese shipyards, mainly for dry bulk carriers. In its latest weekly report, shipbroker Allied Shipbroking said that “newbuilding orders over rec…
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Capesize The Capesize market had a positive opening on Monday followed by consecutive declines on the timecharter routes. The Cape5TC fell over $2,000 this week, settling a tick above the $10,000 threshold on Friday. A few period fixtures were reported…
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