Dry cargo market report dated 8 March 2024
12 March 2024Capesize: Throughout the week, the capesize market experienced shifts in sentiment and activity.
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Capesize: Throughout the week, the capesize market experienced shifts in sentiment and activity.
Capesize: The week started with the usual slow pace on Monday, but it quickly picked up momentum.
Capesize: Overall it has been an active week for the capes, with a healthy volume of enquiry in the Pacific.
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Capesize: The Capesize market declined early in the week without much support from either of the basins.
Capesize: The Capesize market continued to soften this week leaving little ambiguity about the state of the market as the 5TC posted at a low of $6,267 on Friday. While the Pacific rates have already been bottoming out in recent times, the Atlantic trade routes were the movers this week shedding value as hopes of a trend-bucking rally diminish.
Gulf of Guinea crude oil exports have year-to-date contributed 13.7% of VLCC’s tonne miles demand and 16.5% of Suezmaxes. A 13.5% y/y drop in Nigerian year-to-date crude oil output has been the main drain on demand and caused a 5.9% decline in tonne miles. A further decline in Gulf of Guinea exports can be expected from mid-2023 when Nigeria’s Dangote refinery begins operation – requiring a sizeable portion of the country’s crude oil – and possibly add to rate volatility.
Panamax: A strong week for the Panamax market, principally for the Atlantic basin, with a good replenishment of mineral cargoes seen all week versus a limited tonnage list. The weekly dry bulk market report contains a summary of the recent movements in the market, alongside the latest figures for average dry bulk earnings and Baltic Dry Indices.