Another strong day for the #Capesize market with the index at $29.4k, up +$3k day-on-day, currently on track for one of the #strongest Q1 of the past decades. March–December freight futures around $30k. $SHIP — a leading U.S. listed pure-play Capesize shipping company. #Seanergy #Shipping #Drybulk
Q1 is almost always the seasonal low for $BULK rates. Rainy season in Brasil (less Iron exports), Chinese new year holidays, Cyclones in Australia, low Agri exports, etc.
This year forwards (FFA's) price in a very healthy low season market with > $18k and $14k/day Cape/Panamax.
#SHIPPING is currently on a HOT streak:
Tankers: It’s only mid September and rates are 🔥🔥🔥
Dry Bulk: Huge improvement last few months in rates and FFAs.
VLGCs: Rates strongest in over a year
Container Charter Rates; 3+ year highs.
On the down side:
LNG remains weak.
Liner rates are close to Red Sea lows due to the U.S. tariff regime
#Capesize rates stabilizing around $25k, iron ore consistently above $100/t, demand rising and supply tight. The result? A hot Q3 and Q4 ahead. $SHIP — a prominent pure-play U.S. listed Capesize shipping company. #Seanergy#Drybulk#Shipping
#IronOre futures extend their gains on major Asian exchanges, with China’s steady demand for #steel pushing prices higher for the third session in a row.
#commodities#drybulk
@DryBulkETF Capesize utilization is already in the tight territory. The ongoing normalization in Oz IO trade will make it tighter. Many of the caepes are currently in DD/SS, and more will head there. Tightness across the board, and the rates may get feet to walk north.