The Baltic Exchange has released a report about the dry bulk market for the 49th week of shipping activities of this year. The report dated 10th December highlights the dry bulk market conditions at the on-sight of the 49th week.
VLCC
The market continued to slide on this sector.
280,000mt Middle East Gulf to US Gulf
280,000mt Middle East Gulf to US Gulf (Cape/Cape routing) rates are assessed almost a point lower than last week at close to WS20.
270,000mt Middle East Gulf to China rates
The rate for 270,000mt Middle East Gulf to China fell almost two points to WS38 (showing a roundtrip TCE of minus $1.3k/day).
260,000mt West Africa to China
In the Atlantic market, rates for 260,000mt West Africa to China dropped 1.5 points to WS39.5 (a TCE of $1.3k/day roundtrip).
270,000mt US Gulf to China
The 270,000mt US Gulf to China shed $600k to $4.66m (a TCE of $3.2k per day roundtrip).
Greek ship acquisition
Latest reports have a major trader taking a 2019 scrubber-fitted Greek ship at $4.6m.
Suezmax
130,000mt Nigeria/UK Continent
In West Africa, the market has taken a positive turn with rates for 130,000mt Nigeria/UK Continent gaining 16 points to WS76 (a roundtrip TCE of $10.8k/day).
135,000mt Black Sea/Med
The market for 135,000mt Black Sea/Med has seen rates move in the same direction, climbing 13.5 points to just shy of WS80 (a TCE roundtrip of about $6.1k per day).
Middle East Gulf
In the Middle East Gulf, again there has been very little activity with the only notable fixture being a Spanish charterer taking a Suez Pool vessel at WS30 for a Basrah/Spain trip, bringing the assessment of 140,000mt Basrah/Lavera down about three points to the WS31.5 level.
Aframax
80,000mt Ceyhan/Lavera
In the Mediterranean, the market for 80,000mt Ceyhan/Lavera steadied early in the week and has now made a modest 1.5 point gain to just below WS105 ($8.8k per day TCE roundtrip).
80,000mt Cross-North Sea
In Northern Europe the market for 80,000mt Cross-North Sea recovered two points to WS101.25 (a TCE of $855/day).
100,000mt Baltic/UK Continent
The rate for 100,000mt Baltic/UK Continent gained a point to the WS80 region (a TCE of about $7.7k per day roundtrip).
70,000mt Caribbean/US Gulf rate
Across the Atlantic, the market tightened and rates took an upward turn. The 70,000mt Caribbean/US Gulf rate rose 35.5 points to just below WS160 (a TCE of $22.1k/day roundtrip), mostly on the back of a booming 70,000mt East Coast Mexico/US Gulf market where rates shot up 38 points week-on-week to WS167.5 (this shows a roundtrip TCE of $27.7k/day).
70,000mt US Gulf/UK Continent trip
The market for the 70,000mt US Gulf/UK Continent trip saw rates shift nine points upwards to just under WS138 (a TCE of $16.8k/day roundtrip however, as usual, basis one-way economics this improves dramatically).
Clean
A medley of mixed activity in the Middle East Gulf this week.
- On the LR2s TC1 has seen just enough activity to maintain the current level and sits at WS106.07 – a round trip TCE of $7677/day.
- The LR1s have been steady all week and TC5 55k Middle East Gulf / Japan is up 7.65 points to WS129.79 a round-trip TCE of $9673/day.
- The MRs were slow to start but rallied by the end of the week.
- The 35k Middle East Gulf / East Africa (TC17) has jumped up WS21.25 points to WS 207.92.
Mediterranean Handymax market
In the Mediterranean, the Handymax have stolen the show this week with lots of enquiry off prompt dates propelling rates up. TC6 30kt Skikda / Lavera is currently WS270 (+ WS127.81). The LR2s, TC15 80k Mediterranean / Japan, showed no support for any further growth and at the time of writing still hold at around the $2.1m mark.
Baltic Handy market
The Baltic Handy market has been continually busy all week. TC9 30k Baltic / UK-Continent has been further tested upward to WS212.14 (+WS23.93).
UK-Continent
On the UK-Continent, MRs have again had good activity levels throughout this week and another uptick in enquiry. TC2 37k UK-Continent / US Atlantic Coast is currently marked at WS181.67 (+WS18.06). TC19 37k Amsterdam to Lagos has had a similar rise up to WS186.07 – up 18.57 points. On the LR1s, TC16 60k Amsterdam / Offshore Lome has been unaffected by the activity of other vessel sizes in the region and is currently marked at WS135.71 (-WS1.08).
Americas
In the Americas, more healthy activity has driven a further upturn all around. TC14 38k US Gulf / UK-Continent is now WS 120 (+WS33.57) and TC18 38k from US Gulf / Brazil WS 182.14 (+WS45).
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Source: Baltic Exchange
