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日本海事新聞ニュース Japan Maritime Daily Mar 19, 2025 (Wed)

‌【Weekly Market Report】(March 10 - March 14) Capesize increased to $23,000

Trends in BDI (Baltic Exchange Dry Index, 1985=1000)
 ■ Capesize  The market gradually strengthened this week, with activity picking up from mid-week onw ・・・ 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o+China+rose+3+points+to+59.63%2C+and+the+charter+equivalent+was+%2441%2C173.+%3Cbr%3E%E3%80%80The+total+freight+rates+for+shipments+from+the+Gulf+of+Mexico+to+China+increased+by+%2432%2C500+to+%247%2C292%2C500.+The+charter+equivalent+was+%2435%2C834.+%3Cbr%3E%E3%80%80%E2%96%A0+Product+carrier+%3Cbr%3E%E3%80%80In+the+Middle+East+Gulf%2C+demand+for+LR+%28Large+range%29+2+attracted+attention%2C+causing+freight+rates+to+soar.+The+WS+for+the+Middle+East-Japan+%28TC1%29+rose+21.67+points+to+151.67%2C+while+the+total+freight+rate+for+the+Middle+East-Europe+%28TC20%29+hit+%243.9+million+twice+and+then+settled+at+%243.89+million%2C+up+%24512%2C500.+West+of+Suez%2C+the+total+Mediterranean-Far+East+%28TC15%29+freight+rates+surpassed+the+%243+million+mark%2C+reaching+%243.1+million.+%3Cbr%3E%E3%80%80In+the+Middle+East%2C+the+LR1+market+also+saw+a+significant+increase.+The+most+recent+WS+for+the+Middle+East-Japan+%28TC5%29+increased+by+30.94+points+to+167.5%2C+while+the+total+freight+for+the+Middle+East-Europe+%28TC8%29+rose+from+%242.66+million+to+%243.1+million.+%3Cbr%3E%E3%80%80On+the+other+hand%2C+the+European+LR1+was+slightly+sluggish%2C+with+the+WS+for+the+ARA+%28Amsterdam%2C+Rotterdam%2C+Antwerp%29-West+Africa+%28TC16%29+falling+1.84+points+to+110.94.+%3Cbr%3E%E3%80%80In+the+Middle+East%2C+where+LR+was+strong%2C+there+was+little+activity+for+MR+%28Medium+Range%29.+The+WS+for+the+Middle+East-East+Africa+%28TC17%29+ranged+between+205+and+210+throughout+the+week.+%3Cbr%3E%E3%80%80The+MR+in+Europe+has+been+gradually+increasing.+The+WS+for+ARA-US+Atlantic+%28TC2%29+rose+from+138.75+to+159.06%2C+with+the+round-trip+TCE+at+%2418%2C285+per+day.+The+WS+for+ARA-West+Africa+%28TC19%29+was+18+points+higher+at+179.69.+%3Cbr%3E%E3%80%80The+MR+in+the+Gulf+of+Mexico+was+sluggish.+The+WS+for+the+Gulf+of+Mexico-Europe+%28TC14%29+remained+unchanged+at+the+85+level%2C+while+the+WS+for+the+Gulf+of+Mexico-Brazil+%28TC18%29+was+stable+at+135-137.5.+The+total+freight+for+the+Gulf+of+Mexico-Caribbean+%28TC21%29+increased+by+about+%2411%2C000+to+%24414%2C286.+%3Cbr%3E%E3%80%80The+Atlantic+Triangulation+Basket+TCE+rose+to+%2419%2C667+a+day+from+%2417%2C176+a+day.+%3Cbr%3E%E3%80%80The+Handymax+market+was+doing+well.+The+WS+on+the+Mediterranean+route+%28TC6%29+remained+at+the+180+level+reached+last+week.+The+WS+for+intra-European+routes+%28TC23%29+rose+19.72+points+to+195.28.+%3Cbr%3E%28Courtesy+of+The+Baltic+Exchange%29+%3Cbr%3E%3Cbr%3E%3Cbr%3E%3Cbr%3EDisclaimer%3A+The+English+translations+provided+through+this+service+are+the+result+of+translations+made+by+The+Japan+Maritime+Daily+or+automatically+and+mechanically+translated+by+The+Japan+Maritime+Daily+using+an+automated+translation+system+provided+by+a+third+party+after+certain+processing+of+the+Japanese+content+licensed+by+the+third+party.+In+terms+of+the+English+translation%2C+The+Japan+Maritime+Daily+and+MarineNet+Co.%2C+Ltd.+make+no+warranty+or+burden+of+any+kind%2C+express+or+implied%2C+including+its+accuracy%2C+reliability%2C+validity+or+fitness+for+a+particular+purpose.+MarineNet+Users+should+fully+understand+that+this+service+uses+an+automated+translation+system+that+automatically+and+mechanically+recognizes+and+analyzes+information+and+produces+results.+The+users+should+understand+the+above+conditions+before+using+this+service.%3Cbr%3E%3Cbr%3E%E5%85%8D%E8%B2%AC%E4%BA%8B%E9%A0%85%EF%BC%9A%E3%81%93%E3%81%AE%E3%82%B5%E3%83%BC%E3%83%93%E3%82%B9%E3%82%92%E4%BB%8B%E3%81%97%E3%81%A6%E6%8F%90%E4%BE%9B%E3%81%95%E3%82%8C%E3%82%8B%E8%8B%B1%E8%A8%B3%E3%81%AF%E3%80%81%E6%97%A5%E6%9C%AC%E6%B5%B7%E4%BA%8B%E6%96%B0%E8%81%9E%E3%81%8C%E4%BD%9C%E6%88%90%E3%81%99%E3%82%8B%E3%81%8B%E3%80%81%E5%8F%88%E3%81%AF%E3%80%81%E7%AC%AC%E4%B8%89%E8%80%85%E3%81%8B%E3%82%89%E4%BD%BF%E7%94%A8%E8%A8%B1%E8%AB%BE%E3%82%92%E5%8F%97%E3%81%91%E3%81%9F%E6%97%A5%E6%9C%AC%E8%AA%9E%E3%81%AE%E3%82%B3%E3%83%B3%E3%83%86%E3%83%B3%E3%83%84%E3%82%92%E3%80%81%E6%97%A5%E6%9C%AC%E6%B5%B7%E4%BA%8B%E6%96%B0%E8%81%9E%E3%81%8C%E4%B8%80%E5%AE%9A%E3%81%AE%E5%87%A6%E7%90%86%E3%82%92%E8%A1%8C%E3%81%A3%E3%81%9F%E4%B8%8A%E3%81%A7%E3%80%81%E7%AC%AC%E4%B8%89%E8%80%85%E3%81%8C%E6%8F%90%E4%BE%9B%E3%81%99%E3%82%8B%E8%87%AA%E5%8B%95%E7%BF%BB%E8%A8%B3%E3%82%B7%E3%82%B9%E3%83%86%E3%83%A0%E3%82%92%E5%88%A9%E7%94%A8%E3%81%97%E3%81%A6%E8%87%AA%E5%8B%95%E7%9A%84%E3%83%BB%E6%A9%9F%E6%A2%B0%E7%9A%84%E3%81%AB%E7%BF%BB%E8%A8%B3%E3%81%97%E3%81%9F%E7%B5%90%E6%9E%9C%E3%81%A7%E3%81%82%E3%82%8A%E3%80%81%E6%97%A5%E6%9C%AC%E6%B5%B7%E4%BA%8B%E6%96%B0%E8%81%9E%E3%80%81%E3%83%9E%E3%83%AA%E3%83%B3%E3%83%8D%E3%83%83%E3%83%88%E3%81%AF%E3%80%81%E5%BD%93%E8%A9%B2%E8%8B%B1%E8%A8%B3%E3%81%AB%E9%96%A2%E3%81%97%E3%81%A6%E3%80%81%E3%81%9D%E3%81%AE%E6%AD%A3%E7%A2%BA%E6%80%A7%E3%80%81%E4%BF%A1%E9%A0%BC%E6%80%A7%E3%80%81%E5%A6%A5%E5%BD%93%E6%80%A7%E5%8F%8A%E3%81%B3%E7%89%B9%E5%AE%9A%E7%9B%AE%E7%9A%84%E3%81%B8%E3%81%AE%E9%81%A9%E5%90%88%E6%80%A7%E3%82%92%E5%90%AB%E3%82%81%E3%80%81%E6%98%8E%E7%A4%BA%E5%8F%88%E3%81%AF%E9%BB%99%E7%A4%BA%E3%81%AB%E3%82%82%E3%80%81%E3%81%84%E3%81%8B%E3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