Petrofin Research’s latest annual survey of the Hellenic-owned fleet, yielded some very interesting conclusions. It appears that the Greek fleet, although maintaining an overall robust growth, took a small breather last year. It can be argued tha…
Predicting the future course of the dry bulk market has proven to be more than difficult these days, with most estimates falling way off the mark, given the unpredictability of freight rates and the effect of one-off events, like the recent Vale accide…
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FFA market goes ‘back to its routes’ with the launch of cleared futures contract enabling users to hedge booming Brazil-China grains trade Freight Investor Services, the global leader in freight and commodity derivatives, has helped usher i…
New phase of liquidity for dry bulk futures as Brazil-China grain route goes live Read More »
Ship owners are ramping up their acquisitions of dry bulk carriers, on the expectation that the recent slump in the freight rate market, could soon be over. In its latest weekly report, shipbroker Banchero Costa said that “Scorpio Bulkers was very acti…
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While thus far, much of the negative impact on the dry bulk market from the “trade wars” has come from the US-China spat, it seems that another front is causing headaches for dry bulk ship owners. Last week, China cancelled Canadian agribusiness Richar…
Dry Bulk Market: Further Complications from “Trade Wars” Read More »