Tanker Weekly – July 4, 2010
Baltic Dirty Tanker Index fell 9.4%; Baltic Clean Tanker Index rose 8.0%.
Dirty rates falling on abundant supply (multiple ships competing for a single cargo), clean rates rebounding on increased hauling of petrochemical cargoes.
The drop in demand for crude oil is another factor confirming economic slowdown.
Chart 1. Baltic Tanker Indexes Relative Performance
Chart 2. Baltic Tanker Indexes