Although many of China’s major bulk imports, such as iron ore and crude oil, have seen strong growth so far this year despite the COVID-19 pandemic, imports of coal have followed the opposite trajectory. Staggering high growth in January through April …
Stalling Chinese coal imports are not due to trade tensions Read More »
The world is in the midst of the second coronavirus wave and with that comes the natural question of how the current dynamics will play out for the dry bulk shipping market. Demand and the subsequent cargo flow of the major dry bulk commodities are cri…
How the major dry bulk commodities drive the freight market into Q4 Read More »
Ship owners were mostly active in the S&P market for dry bulk carriers over the course of the past week. In its latest weekly report, shipbroker Allied Shipbroking said that “on the dry bulk side, it was another week with a considerable amount of t…
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Over the last couple of weeks we have seen the surge of interest on the Supramax/Ultramax sector, with numerous vessels of that segment under close negotiation and various transactions concluded, which demonstrate a somehow entrenched asset values land…
Supramax sales in the spotlight Read More »
Capesize After the past few weeks of rates snaking sideways while softening, the Capesize market took on a clear and decisive upward trajectory these past few days. The Capesize 5TC gained over 50% in value opening the week at $15,761 to settle Friday …
Dry Bulk Market: Capesizes Gained 50% This Past Week Read More »