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日本海事新聞ニュース Japan Maritime Daily Aug 07, 2024 (Wed)

‌【Baltic Weekly Market Report】(July 29-August 2) Handysize faces summer slump and Olympic inpact

Trends in BDI (Baltic Exchange Dry Index, 1985=1000)
 ■ Capesize  The week commenced with a tepid start as the BCI 5TC index slipped, reflecting limited ・・・ %E3%80%80%E2%96%A0+Capesize%3Cbr%3E%E3%80%80The+week+commenced+with+a+tepid+start+as+the+BCI+5TC+index+slipped%2C+reflecting+limited+activity+in+both+regions.+As+the+days+progressed%2C+the+Pacific+saw+a+reasonably+robust+list+of+available+cargoes%2C+although+activity+was+still+somewhat+stagnant.+Midweek%2C+the+market+faced+challenges+despite+heightened+activity%2C+with+the+BCI+5TC+index+experiencing+a+notable+drop%2C+sliding+%241%2C017+to+settle+at+%2419%2C717.+Ample+tonnage+availability+in+the+Pacific+hindered+any+potential+gains%2C+while+weaker+fixtures+in+the+Atlantic+further+pressured+the+market.+Towards+the+end+of+the+week%2C+the+Pacific+showed+signs+of+stability+with+all+miners+active+and+an+increase+in+coal+cargoes.+Despite+decent+volumes%2C+the+market+struggled+to+gain+momentum.+However%2C+by+Friday+a+couple+of+stronger+fixtures+were+reported+resulting+in+the+C5+index+finishing+the+week+at+%249.820.+Overall%2C+the+week+concluded+on+a+mixed+note.+Conditions+in+the+Atlantic+remained+subdued%2C+while+the+Pacific+showed+slight+improvement%2C+leading+to+a+%24313+increase+in+the+BCI%2C+which+settled+at+%2419%2C299.%3Cbr%3E%E3%80%80%E2%96%A0+Panamax%3Cbr%3E%E3%80%80erwhelming+week+ex-South+America%2C+with+only+a+brace+of+end+August+arrival+deals+concluded+basis+delivery+APS+load+port+basis+around+the+%2419%2C000+++%24900%2C000+mark.+The+Asian+basin+saw+decent+volume+ex-Australia+and+Indonesia%2C+however+tonnage+particular+in+the+North+of+the+region+forcibly+keeping+a+lid+on+rates.+A+mix+of+rates+emerging+ex-Australia%2C+the+median+rate+overall+came+to+around+the+%2414%2C000+mark.+Period+activity+overall+but+did+include+reports+of+an+82%2C000-dwt+delivery+China+agreeing+%2418%2C250+basis+5%2F7+months+trading.%3Cbr%3E%E3%80%80%E2%96%A0+Supramax%3Cbr%3E%E3%80%80A+rather+uneventful+week+for+the+sector+as+the+%E2%80%98summertime+blues%E2%80%99+kicked+in.+The+recent+upturn+from+the+US+Gulf+ended+as+demand+fell+away+putting+downward+pressure+on+rates.+The+South+Atlantic+also+lacked+much+fresh+impetus+with+rates+hovering+around+last+down.+The+Continent+-+Mediterranean+was+seen+as+positional+with+limited+fresh+enquiry+appearing.+From+Asia%2C+a+fairly+similar+story+but+some+said+it+was+a+bit+more+positional.+As+the+week+progressed%2C+the+Indonesian+coal+demand+slipped+down+and+prompt+tonnage+lists+grow.+A+55%2C000-dwt+fixing+delivery+Koh+Sichang+for+a+trip+via+Indonesia+redelivery+WC+India+at+%2413%2C000.+Further+north%2C+there+was+intermittent+demand%2C+with+a+63%2C000-dwt+open+China+fixing+a+trip+via+Gulf+of+Aden+redelivery+Mediterranean+at+%2416%2C000+for+the+first+65+days+and+%2418%2C000+for+the+balance.+For+NoPac+business+a+58%2C000-dwt+open+Japan+fixed+a+soda+ash+run+via+NoPac+redelivery+Southeast+Asia+at+%2414%2C000.+The+Indian+Ocean+remained+fairly+subdued%2C+with+a+60%2C000-dwt+fixing+delivery+Hamriyah+trip+via+Arabian+Gulf+redelivery+WC+India+in+the+mid+%2418%2C000s.+It+was+also+noted+that+with+the+general+lack+of+demand%2C+period+activity+also+dropped+off+as+many+players+waited+to+see+is+the+fundamentals+may+change.%3Cbr%3E%E3%80%80%E2%96%A0+Handysize%3Cbr%3E%E3%80%80With+the+Summer+holiday+season+in+the+Northern+hemisphere+and+the+Olympic+games+in+Paris%2C+it+has+been+only+what+can+be+described+as+a+rather+uneventful+week+for+the+sector.+The+Atlantic+was+rather+positional.+Some+felt+that+a+slight+upward+trend+remained+both+from+the+US+Gulf+and+South+Atlantic%2C+although+it+was+patchy.+A+38%2C000-dwt+rumoured+fixed+in+the+mid+%2419%2C000s+for+an+Upriver+Plate+trans-Atlantic+run.+However%2C+it+also+surfaced+that+a+35%2C000-dwt+fixed+from+North+Brazil+to+the+Mediterranean+at+around+%2415%2C000.+The+Continent-Mediterranean+lacked+fresh+impetus+but+a+40%2C000-dwt+fixed+delivery+United+Kingdom+trip+via+the+Baltic+redelivery+West+Africa+%28non+HRA%29+in+the+mid+%2415%2C000s.+From+Asia%2C+as+the+week+progressed%2C+brokers+said+it+was+becoming+increasingly+evident+that+lower+cargo+volumes+were+being+felt+and+that+the+amount+of+prompt+tonnage+increased.+From+the+Indian+Ocean%2C+limited+action+again+saw+a+32%2C000-dwt+fixed+delivery+Damman+for+a+trip+via+the+Arabian+Gulf+redelivery+EC+India+at+%2411%2C000.%3Cbr%3E%E3%80%80%E2%96%A0+VLCC+%28Very+Large+Crude+Carrier%29%3Cbr%3E%E3%80%80The+VLCC+market+fell+away+this+week%2C+losing+recent+gains.+The+270%2C000+mt+Middle+East+Gulf+to+China+trip+lost+eight+points+to+WS47%2C+corresponding+to+a+daily+round-trip+TCE+of+%2423%2C656+basis+the+Baltic+Exchange%E2%80%99s+vessel+description.%3Cbr%3E%3Cbr%3EIn+the+Atlantic+market%2C+the+rate+for+260%2C000+mt+West+Africa%2FChina+eased+five+points+to+WS52.39+%28which+shows+a+round+voyage+TCE+of+%2430%2C028%2Fday%29%2C+whilst+the+rate+for+270%2C000+mt+US+Gulf%2FChina+was+reduced+by+%24335%2C000+to+%247%2C100%2C000++%28%2430%2C929%2Fday+round+trip+TCE%29.%3Cbr%3E%3Cbr%3E%E3%80%80%E2%96%A0+Product+carrier%3Cbr%3E%E3%80%80LR2%3Cbr%3ELR%E2%80%99s+in+the+MEG+continued+to+trundle+along+stable+this+week.+The+75Kt+MEG%2FJapan+TC1+index+floate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