Tag: Capesize
Dry Bulk Market: Mixed Performance for the Capesize and Panamax Markets
Capesize In the Pacific, the week began with promising involvements from all three majors, yet this enthusiasm did not translate into substantial market gains, yielding a relatively stagnant atmosphere. As the week unfolded, Pacific trading maintained a decent cargo volume, although the presence of surplus tonnage limited potential gains and led to a relatively stable…
Dry Bulk Market: Capesize Market shows resilience as the week ended
Capesize The week started with the usual slow pace on Monday, but it quickly picked up momentum. In the Pacific, the underlying sentiment remained positive, with two out of the three major players actively participating from West Australia to China. Rates on C5 showed improvement, rising by approximately 15 cents at the beginning of the…
Dry Bulk Market: Capesize Market Improved Last Week
Capesize The cape market had a sluggish start to the week but gradually exhibited signs of improvement and positivity as the week progressed. The anticipated momentum in the Pacific fizzled out by the middle of the week despite the presence of two of the major players. However, there was an uptick in coal enquiry that…
Dry Bulk Market: Capesize Iron Ore Flows From Australia to the Far East a Mixed Bag
In early August, Atlantic Capesize freight rates posted significant increases on both a weekly and monthly basis, driving the Baltic C5TC (Timecharter Average $/d) to a weekly increase of 32%. Capesize route C8 (Transatlantic Round Gibraltar/Hamburg $/d) saw a 70% increase and the C7 route (Bolivar to Rotterdam $/mt) saw a 26% increase (WoW). Overall,…
Dry Bulk Market: Capesize Segment Edged Higher This Week
Capesize After a slow beginning to the week, the Capesize market experienced a surge on Wednesday with a rise of over $2,500 in a day on its five timecharter routes average. The week closed at $15,180 with +$3,222 week-on-week. Both fronthaul and trans-Atlantic business were particularly active whilst tonnage in the Atlantic tightened. Solid volume…
