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日本海事新聞ニュース Japan Maritime Daily May 22, 2024 (Wed)

‌【Baltic Weekly Market Report】(May 13-17) Middle East-loading product carrier continues to grow

Trends in BDI (Baltic Dry Index, 1985 = 1000)
 ■ Capesize  The Capesize market continued to decline this week, with the average rate for the five ・・・ %E3%80%80%E2%96%A0+Capesize+%3Cbr%3E%E3%80%80The+Capesize+market+continued+to+decline+this+week%2C+with+the+average+rate+for+the+five+major+shipping+routes+%285TC%29+falling+daily+from+an+initial+rate+of+%2425%2C773.+However%2C+on+May+18%2C+it+showed+a+slight+increase+of+%24962%2C+bringing+the+rate+to+%2422%2C180.+%3Cbr%3E%E3%80%80In+the+Pacific%2C+cargo+volumes+were+adequate+but+charter+activity+was+slow+and+the+market+was+sluggish.+One+reason+for+this+is+thought+to+be+public+holidays+in+Asia.+The+train+derailment+by+Rio+Tinto%2C+a+major+British-Australian+mining+company%2C+in+western+Australia+did+not+have+a+major+impact+on+the+market.+%3Cbr%3E%E3%80%80Charter+activity+in+the+Pacific+increased+significantly+towards+the+end+of+the+week%2C+turning+the+market+on+a+positive+note.+%3Cbr%3E%E3%80%80The+Western+Australia-China+%28C5%29+freight+rate+per+ton+increased+by+%240.521+to+%2410.656.+In+the+Atlantic%2C+trade+for+cargoes+loaded+in+southern+Brazil+and+West+Africa+and+heading+to+China+also+softened.+The+amount+of+available+shipping+capacity+increased+in+the+first+half+of+the+week%2C+which+contributed+to+the+fall+in+freight+rates.+%3Cbr%3E%E3%80%80However%2C+by+the+end+of+the+week%2C+more+contracts+were+signed+on+the+Brazil-China+route+%28C3%29%2C+with+the+freight+rate+reaching+%2425.094+per+ton.+%3Cbr%3E%E3%80%80%E2%96%A0+Panamax+%3Cbr%3E%E3%80%80The+Panamax+market+was+lackluster+this+week%2C+with+weak+demand%2C+particularly+in+the+Atlantic%2C+causing+a+notable+ease+in+the+supply-demand+balance+of+shipping+capacity.+%3Cbr%3E%E3%80%80The+Fronthaul+%28Atlantic-Pacific%29+led+the+market+with+strong+demand+for+grain+and+mineral+shipments+in+most+areas.%E3%80%80+%3Cbr%3E%E3%80%80It+was+reported+that+an+81%2C000-dwt+vessel+%28Type+81%29+stating+from+Europe+was+priced+at+%2426%2C000+for+a+route+via+the+east+coast+of+the+United+States+and+with+the+condition+to+return+to+China.+%3Cbr%3E%E3%80%80There+were+few+reports+on+transatlantic+trade%2C+but+charter+rates+for+some+grain+shipments+were+extremely+low.+%3Cbr%3E%E3%80%80It+was+a+mixed+week+in+Asia.+In+the+North+Pacific%2C+there+was+no+sign+of+any+movement+to+support+the+market%2C+which+fluctuated+wildly.+%3Cbr%3E%E3%80%80Demand+for+cargoes+loaded+in+Australia+has+gradually+increased+and+rates+have+recovered.+In+the+middle+of+the+week%2C+a+report+said+that+a+Type+82+vessel+was+trading+at+%2418%2C750+on+a+route+via+the+east+coast+of+Australia+starting+from+southern+China%2C+with+the+condition+to+return+to+China.+%3Cbr%3E%E3%80%80Period+charters+were+few+and+far+between%2C+but+a+Japan-delivery+Type+82+was+rumored+to+have+fetched+%2418%2C500+for+a+10-12+month+contract.+%3Cbr%3E%E3%80%80%E2%96%A0+Supramax+%3Cbr%3E%E3%80%80It+was+an+overall+slow+week%2C+with+freight+rates+falling.+There+was+little+new+enquiry+in+either+the+Gulf+of+Mexico+or+Europe.+A+Type+57+via+the+Black+Sea%2C+starting+from+Turkey+and+with+the+condition+to+return+to+the+Western+Mediterranean%2C+appears+to+have+been+arranged+at+a+daily+rate+of+around+%2413%2C000.+%3Cbr%3E%E3%80%80Brokers+said+rates+were+being+pushed+down+because+there+was+little+new+business+on+South+America%E2%80%99s+east+coast+heading+into+the+end+of+May.+A+Type+58+bound+for+Bangladesh+from+Santos%2C+Brazil%2C+fetched+approximately+%2417%2C000+plus+a+ballast+bonus+of+%24700%2C000.+%3Cbr%3E%E3%80%80There+was+even+less+enquiry+from+Southeast+Asia+and+rates+had+fallen.+However%2C+momentum+was+strong+in+the+Indian+Ocean%2C+and+rates+remained+strong.+%3Cbr%3E%E3%80%80A+Type+63+bound+for+China+from+Port+Elizabeth%2C+South+Africa%2C+was+secured+for+the+mid-%2420%2C000+range+plus+a+ballast+bonus+in+the+mid-%24200%2C000+range.+%3Cbr%3E%E3%80%80Period+charters+were+limited.+A+three-month+Type+63+delivered+in+the+Philippines+was+trading+at+%2420%2C500.+%3Cbr%3E%E3%80%80%E2%96%A0+Handysize+%3Cbr%3E%E3%80%80Limited+cargo+demand+has+been+an+issue+in+the+Atlantic+waters.+In+the+Mediterranean%2C+a+Type+37+sailing+from+Canakkale+%28Turkey%29+via+the+Black+Sea+to+Barcelona+%28Spain%29+appears+to+have+been+traded+for+%248%2C000.+%3Cbr%3E%E3%80%80A+Type+36+bound+from+Recalada%2C+Argentina%2C+to+the+west+coast+of+Central+America+fetched+%2423%2C000.+The+deal+for+a+Type+38+starting+from+the+River+Plate+%28Argentina%29+and+destined+for+Algeria+was+closed+at+%2417%2C000.+A+Type+40%2C+carrying+alumina+from+Vila+do+Conde%2C+Portugal%2C+to+Norway%2C+was+traded+for+%2414%2C000+plus+a+ballast+bonus+of+%2460%2C000.+%3Cbr%3E%E3%80%80In+Asia%2C+a+Type+37+for+transporting+timber+between+southern+China+and+New+Zealand+fetched+%2416%2C000.+%3Cbr%3E%E3%80%80For+period+charters%2C+a+3-5+month+Type+38+with+a+scrubber+%28exhaust+gas+cleaning+system%29+was+traded+for+%2416%2C000.+The+condition+is+that+40%25+of+the+benefits+of+installing+scrubbers+must+be+enjoyed+by+the+charterer.+%3Cbr%3E%E3%80%80%E2%96%A0+VLCC+%28Very+Large+Crude+Carrier%29+%3Cbr%3E%E3%80%80The+Middle+East+market+remained+relatively+flat+with+the+benchmark+Middle+East-China+freight+index+WS+%28Worldscale%29+at+72.15+and+daily+round-trip+TCE+%28time+charter+equivalent%29+at+%2451%2C163.+%3Cbr%3E%E3%80%80The+Atlantic+market+was+a+mixed+bag.+West+Africa-China+was+down+1.5+points+from+the+previous+week+at+WS73.17%2C+with+round-trip+TCE+at+%2452%2C539+per+day.+Meanwhile%2C+total+Gulf+of+Mexico-China+freight+rates+rose+%24220%2C000+to+%249.56+million%2C+with+round-trip+TCE+at+%2450%2C341+a+day.+%3Cbr%3E%E3%80%80%E2%96%A0+Product+carrier+%3Cbr%3E%E3%80%80The+freight+market+for+LR+%28large+range%29+2+continued+to+rise+this+week.+The+WS+for+the+Middle+East-Japan+route+%28TC1%29+rose+16+points+from+the+previous+week+to+247.+Total+freight+rates+for+the+Middle+East-Europe+route+%28TC20%29+increased+by+more+than+%24583%2C000+to+%247.15+million.+%3Cbr%3E%E3%80%80West+of+Suez%2C+the+Mediterranean-Far+East+route+%28TC15%29+rebounded%2C+rising+by+about+%24220%2C000+to+%243%2C487%2C500.+%3Cbr%3E%E3%80%80LR1+rates+have+followed+the+movements+of+larger+ships+in+the+Middle+East.+The+WS+for+the+Middle+East-Japan+route+%28TC5%29+rose+from+233.44+to+268.75.+%3Cbr%3E%E3%80%80Total+freight+for+the+Middle+East-Europe+route+%28TC8%29+increased+from+%245.15+million+to+%246.07+million.+%3Cbr%3E%E3%80%80In+Europe%2C+the+ARA+%28Amsterdam-Rotterdam-Antwerp%29-West+Africa+route+%28TC16%29+reversed+recent+declines%2C+with+the+WS+rising+2.5+points+to+settle+at+157.5.+%3Cbr%3E%E3%80%80MR+%28medium+range%29+type+remains+strong.+The+WS+for+the+Middle+East-East+Africa+route+%28TC17%29+rose+14+points+to+394.29.+%3Cbr%3E%E3%80%80On+the+other+hand%2C+Europe-loading+shipments+remained+weak.+The+WS+for+the+ARA-US+Atlantic+Coast+route+%28TC2%29+fell+6+points+to+192.78.+The+charter+equivalent+comes+to+less+than+%2420%2C000+per+day.+The+WS+for+the+ARA-West+Africa+route+%28TC19%29+fell+7+points+to+213.44.+%3Cbr%3E%E3%80%80This+week%2C+the+Gulf+of+Mexico-loading+MR+collapsed.+The+Gulf+of+Mexico-Europe+route+%28TC14%29+WS+fell+40+points+to+132.14%2C+the+charter+equivalent+of+%2411%2C500+per+day.+%3Cbr%3E%E3%80%80The+Gulf+of+Mexico-Brazil+%28TC18%29+WS+fell+46+points+to+202.86.+The+charter+equivalent+for+the+Houston-Santos+route+is+%2424%2C300+per+day.+%3Cbr%3E%E3%80%80Total+freight+rates+for+the+Gulf+of+Mexico-Caribbean+%28TC21%29+fell+%24287%2C000+to+%24585%2C714.+The+charter+equivalent+for+the+Houston-Pozos+Colorados+route+is+%2414%2C800+per+day.+%3Cbr%3E%E3%80%80Handymax%E2%80%99s+trans-Mediterranean+trade+%28TC6%29+was+at+WS251+last+Friday%2C+but+recovered+16+points+this+week+to+WS267.5.+The+Northwest+European+trade+%28TC23%29+WS+increased+5+points+to+250.+%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%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