Global Macro Perspectives
Baltic Dirty Tanker Index rose 1.0%; Baltic Clean Tanker Index rose 1.6%. U.S. gulf / Europe arbitrage showing some signs of life; but overall the demand for wet transport is weak. Chart 1. Baltic Tanker Indexes Relative Performance Chart 2. Baltic Tanker Indexes
Baltic Dirty Tanker Index fell 6.1%; Baltic Clean Tanker Index fell 6.3%. A reflection of the things happening in the capital markets… Chart 1. Baltic Tanker Indexes Relative Performance Chart 2. Baltic Tanker Indexes
Baltic Dirty Tanker Index fell 13.6%; Baltic Clean Tanker Index fell 4.5%. With trans-Atlantic product arbitrage being dead and world commodity markets rocking, the only possible route for the over-supplied market is down. Chart 1. Baltic Tanker Indexes Relative Performance Chart 2. Baltic Tanker Indexes
Baltic Dirty Tanker Index rose 1.8%; Baltic Clean Tanker Index fell 2.7%. Chart 1. Baltic Tanker Indexes Relative Performance Chart 2. Baltic Tanker Indexes
Baltic Dirty Tanker Index rose 10.3%; Baltic Clean Tanker Index rose 1.1%. International Energy Agency (IEA) reduced demand figures (especially on the call for OPEC crude and estimates of increased OECD stocks day cover) did not lower the rates, just contrary. Strong dirty and soft clean rates could again be a sign of weak demand […]
Baltic Dirty Tanker Index fell 0.4%; Baltic Clean Tanker Index fell 1.3%. No mayor freight rate moves despite financial turmoil. Chart 1. Baltic Tanker Indexes Relative Performance Chart 2. Baltic Tanker Indexes
Baltic Dirty Tanker Index rose 2.1%; Baltic Clean Tanker Index increased 2.5%. The oversupply of shipping capacity is evident (especially in the product segment), despite increased crude oil volume transported. Chart 1. Baltic Tanker Indexes Relative Performance Chart 2. Baltic Tanker Indexes
Baltic Dirty Tanker Index rose 2.5%; Baltic Clean Tanker Index increased 6%. A touch of reality coming to the markets with vessel owners realizing the May demand could be weaker than (over-optimistically) expected. Despite much effort your favorite blogger didn’t find a single interesting story in the sector this week. Chart 1. Baltic Tanker Indexes […]
Baltic Dirty Tanker Index rose 1.8%; Baltic Clean Tanker Index decreased 1.8%. Similar as with crude oil markets the demand here is weak, but vessel owners are expecting firm May demand (firm is maybe an understatement). I’m skeptical. Concerning floating storage, recent reports say that 40 VLCC’s or 7.5% of world fleet is used to […]
Baltic Dirty Tanker Index fell 1.5% last week while Baltic Clean Tanker Index decreased 2.4%. Broker reports suggest increased number of cargoes was being loaded and increased number of inquiries. Despite that the rates are at historically low levels and the reported (alleged) increase in activity has not made any difference. The repercussions on crude […]
Baltic Dirty Tanker Index fell 9.5% last week while Baltic Clean Tanker Index decreased 2.5%. Not much happening here, weak demand is a constraint that catches up with the markets every time the rates increase a bit. Chart 1. Baltic Tanker Indexes Relative Performance Chart 2. Baltic Tanker Indexes
Baltic Dirty Tanker Index fell 2.2% last week while Baltic Clean Tanker Index fell 3.2%. Product rates underperformed crude rates by a wide margin in recent couple months. It was due to collapse of Atlantic product arbitrage and decrease in petrochemical feedstock demand (unfavorable margins). Both possible indication of a weaker demand. Chart 1. Baltic […]
Baltic Dirty Tanker Index rose 16.0% last week while Baltic Clean Tanker Index fell 4.6%. Strong demand for crude transportation, weak for products. Interesting, on shore storage near record levels, a lot of oil traveling on tankers, contango easing (lower roll yield for oil stored on sea). I would say we are heading towards short […]
Baltic Dirty Tanker Index rose 5.2% last week while Baltic Clean Tanker Index rose o.3%. Demand picked up slightly, pushing the prices and demand slightly. Chart 1. Baltic Tanker Indexes Relative Performance Chart 2. Baltic Tanker Indexes
Baltic Dirty Tanker Index fell 2.1% last week while Baltic Clean Tanker Index rose 2.2%. Fixing activity stronger than the week before, but the indexes did not change substantially. Chart 1. Baltic Tanker Indexes Relative Performance Chart 2. Baltic Tanker Indexes