Dry cargo market report dated 9 February 2024
13 February 2024Capesize: The capesize market started the week with a cautiously optimistic tone despite sluggish overall activity.
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Capesize: The capesize market started the week with a cautiously optimistic tone despite sluggish overall activity.
Capesize: The week in the capesize market concluded with a continued trend of declining rates.
Capesize: As the week unfolded, the Capesize market saw a blend of stability, resistance, and shifts in sentiment across both the Pacific and Atlantic regions.
Captain Xu Lirong, Chairman of COSCO Shipping, received the President’s Award at the BIMCO Conference in Shanghai for his excellent life-long service to the shipping industry. China Merchants Energy Shipping received the award for Best Shipping Company of Greater China Area 2019.
Capesize: The capes have faced a challenging week, marked by holiday disruptions
Capesize: The market continued to lurch its way upward as rates strengthened in flurries with numerous drawdowns along the way.
Capesize: The Capesize market made a revival this week, taking fortunes out of the red by rising the tide on values to be closer to the low-teens level on the 5TC.
Capesize: The Capesize market lost ground throughout the week with the average of the five time charter routes trending down from $21,526 on Monday to $17,255 on Friday.
Capesize: There was positive sentiment throughout the dry freight sector this past week, including Capesize, as traders returned from Lunar New Year holidays. Activity was clearly seen to be elevated as the Capesize 5TC rose +5095 over the week to close on a mild Friday at $15,397. 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.
Capesize: The Capesize market looked to have found a bottom by week’s close as rates descended throughout before bouncing back a little at the end. The 5TC weighted average opened the week at $7,390, descended to a low of $5,826 before settling at week’s end to $8,918. 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.