Shipowners face high uncertainty when picking engines and fuel systems for a newbuild. The design must ensure that a ship remains compliant and competitive over its lifetime to meet or beat greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions regulations and targets. To hel…
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Capesize The Capesize market continued to decline this week, albeit at a more gradual pace, as tonnage demand has become lacklustre to close out the year. The end of the week brought about a small uptick of +244 to settle the Capesize 5TC at $14,421, p…
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Freight rates are about to face renewed downward pressure, on the back of a new wave of lockdowns around the world, with Europe being the most obvious example. Shipbrokers anticipate a new blow on demand for shipping, which will inevitably translate to…
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In the following weeks Klaveness Research will in a series of articles have a look at how we believe the fundamentals impacting dry bulk freight rates are shaping up for 2021. In last week’s article we started off by having a look at the big picture. I…
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Capesize The Capesize market was grasping for a bullish story this week as a possible mid-week rally fell flat. Following that, rates collapsed down to $15,550 on the Capesize 5TC, a drop of $3,199 for the week. Positive news of Vale’s increased produc…
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