Today, Tuesday, July 05 2022 , the Baltic Dry Index decreased by 61 points, reaching 2098 points.

The government has decided to put its import substitution plan for coal on the back-burner till domestic production of the fuel touches a 1-billion-tonne mark. The move is in view of the surge in demand for the fuel amid fast-increasing electricity consumption in an economy struggling to come out of a slump. India’s coal production stood at 777 million tonne (MT) in FY22, up 8.6% on year. State-run Coal India made up for 80% of the domestic output even in the last financial year. A series of steps taken by ...

The reshaping of global dry bulk trade flows by the Russia-Ukraine conflict, which was expected to boost shipping demand, could face headwinds in the third quarter on the back of a deteriorating global economic climate caused by surging commodity prices, interest rates and inflation. Platts Cape T4 index, a trade flow-based weighted average of four key Capesize routes, at an average of only $18,072/d over the second quarter of 2022 compared with $25,796/d and $25,523/d for APSI 5 and KMAX 9, a trade flow-based weighted average of five key Supramax ...

The Baltic Exchange’s main sea freight index, tracking rates for ships carrying dry bulk commodities, dropped towards an 11-week low on Monday, on lower demand across all vessel types. The overall index, which factors in rates for capesize, panamax, and supramax shipping vessels, fell 55 points, or nearly 2.5%, to 2,159 points, its lowest since April 20. The capesize index lost 153 points, or 6.4%, to 2,228 points. Average daily earnings for capesizes, which typically transport 150,000-tonne cargoes such as iron ore and coal, fell $1,264 to $18,481. Meanwhile, Dalian ...

China’s covid lockdowns and recessionary risks hit iron ore Iron ore prices have fallen significantly from their year-to-date high of US$171/t seen back in March to as low as $108/t recently. China’s attempts to squash outbreaks of Covid-19 have seen fairly tough restrictions, which have not been supportive for demand. In addition, there are growing concerns over the macro-outlook. Soaring inflation is seeing central banks, particularly the US Federal Reserve having to take a more aggressive approach to monetary tightening. The concern is that the Fed will struggle to rein ...

Russia’s invasion of Ukraine and hopes of significant economic stimulus in China are combining to boost Australia’s commodity exports to record levels, at least for now. Australia’s exports of natural resources are forecast at a record A$405 billion ($275.4 billion) in the 2021-22 financial year, which ended on June 30, and will likely rise to a new high of A$419 billion in 2022-23. However, the latest Resources and Energy Quarterly from the government forecaster also predicts a fairly steep drop in commodity earnings thereafter to A$338 billion in 2023-24, as ...

Dalian and Singapore iron ore futures tumbled on Monday, weighed by a gloomy demand outlook for the steelmaking ingredient in China, where many steel mills are nursing losses and cutting production. The most-traded September iron ore contract on China’s Dalian Commodity Exchange ended daytime trade 5.8% lower at 719.50 yuan ($107.49) a tonne, extending losses to a third session and touching its lowest since June 23. On the Singapore Exchange, the front-month August contract was down 4.8% at $109.15 a tonne, as of 0709 GMT. Mills in top steel producer ...

Today, Monday, July 04 2022 , the Baltic Dry Index decreased by 55 points, reaching 2159 points.

Capesize A mild week for the Capesize sector saw rates trundling sideways with small pockets of encouragement. However, there was nothing to initiate a push out of the recent trading range as the 5TC softened 130 week-on-week to settle at $19,745. A brief lift midweek gave some suggestion that a strengthening of sentiment in the Atlantic was imminent. But by Friday this spark looks to have been snuffed out as the Transatlantic C8 settled down slightly at $26,167. Market views on the Atlantic situation have been mixed as some stronger ...

China has finished clearing a backlog of stranded Australian coal amounting to over $1 billion, China customs data shows. But analysts say it’s not likely that Chinese coal buyers will start purchasing new supplies of Australian coal anytime soon. That’s because coal inventories have been building up, local production is higher, and there are now higher supplies from exporters such as Russia purchased at a discount. Since October, Beijing has been unloading cargoes of Australian coal stranded outside Chinese ports after the world’s second largest economy experienced one of its ...

Export sales of U.S. soybeans fell well below the forecasts of grain traders, with old-crop sales being reduced for the week amid cancellations of previously announced sales. In its weekly report covering sales for the week ended June 23, the USDA said that old-crop sales of soybeans were reduced by 120,200 metric tons, driven largely by the cancellation of 288,400 tons of previously announced sales to unknown destinations. New crop sales for the week only slightly offset this reduction, leaving the net total at 7,400 tons. Grain traders surveyed by ...

In a clear sign of the turbulent times we’re experiencing, coal imports have began making their way into Europe with more cargoes entering the EU market. It’s a response to the scramble to offset the losses of Russian gas. In its latest weekly report, shipbroker Allied Shipbroking said that “amidst the significant energy squeeze being felt in Europe and Asia, coal has once again found a foothold to expand its presence in the energy mix of many economies worldwide. With most energy commodity prices having already started off the year ...

The Baltic Exchange’s main sea freight index, tracking rates for ships carrying dry bulk commodities, fell for a second straight week on Friday, dragged down by declines across all vessel segments. The overall index, which factors in rates for capesize, panamax, supramax and handysize shipping vessels, was down 26 points, or nearly 1.2 %, at 2,214 points. The index posted a weekly fall of about 5%. The capesize index lost 53 points, or 2.2%, at 2,381 points, down about 0.6% for the week. Average daily earnings for capesizes, which typically ...

An upturn in iron ore prices on the back of promises from Chinese President Xi Jinping to take more effective measures to achieve the country’s economic and social development goals has proven to be just a blip. When Xi made his comments on June 23, iron ore prices bounced off a seven-month low of $109 per tonne on June 22. But rather than marking the start of a sustained recovery, the tide soon turned and by June 27 prices had fallen for three straight weeks. Analyst Wood Mackenzie’s observation in ...

Today, Friday, July 01 2022 , the Baltic Dry Index decreased by 26 points, reaching 2214 points.