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Baltic Exchange Daily Fixture/Index List 23/03/2012
BDI 908 (UP 6) BCI 1369 (DOWN 15) BPI 1036 (UP 10)
BSI 1035 (UP 11) BHSI 551 (UP 11)
Last published BDTI 821 (DOWN 16) BCTI 649 (DOWN 1)
Baltic Exchange Capesize Index 1369 (DOWN 15)
Route
Number Description Weighting Average Movement
C2 160000lt Tubarao -Rotterdam 10 7.932 -0.027
C3 160000mt Tubarao - Qingdao 15 19.596 -0.039
C4 150000mt Richards Bay - Rotterdam 5 8.391 -0.004
C5 160000mt W Australia - Qingdao 15 7.468 -0.050
C7 150000mt Bolivar - Rotterdam 5 8.882 -0.023
C8_03 172000mt Gibraltar/Hamburg trans Atlantic RV 10 2909 -196
C9_03 172000mt Continent/Mediterranean trip Far East 5 20308 41
C10_03 172000mt Pacific RV 20 4888 -135
C11_03 172000mt China/Japan trip Mediterranean/Cont 15 -9921 -358
Average of the T/C Routes 4546 -162
Baltic Exchange Panamax Index 1036 (UP 10)
Route
Number Description Weighting Average Movement
P1A_03 74000mt Transatlantic RV 25 7119 141
P2A_03 74000mt SKAW-GIB/FAR EAST 25 17053 54
P3A_03 74000mt Japan-SK/Pacific/RV 25 8155 77
P4_03 74000mt FAR EAST/NOPAC-AUST/SK-PASS 25 824 32
P3A-IV Implied Voyage Newcastle - Qingdao 15.87 -0.02
Average of the T/C Routes 8288 76
Baltic Exchange Supramax Index 1035 (UP 11)
Route
Number Description Weighting Average Movement
S1A Antwerp - Skaw Trip Far East 12.5 14406 145
S1B Canakkale Trip Far East 12.5 13625 175
S2 Japan - SK / NOPAC or Australia rv 25 11833 70
S3 Japan - SK Trip Gib - Skaw range 25 7125 -55
S4A US Gulf - Skaw-Passero 12.5 16740 455
S4B Skaw-Passero - US Gulf 12.5 3865 85
Average of the T/C Routes 10819 111
The route(s) below do not form part of the index calculation
S5 W.Africa via ECSA to FarEast 0 15731 68
S9 W.Africa via ECSA - Skaw-Passero 0 8456 162
Baltic Exchange Handysize Index 551 (UP 11)
Route
Number Description Weighting Average Movement
HS1 Skaw - Passero trip Recalada - Rio de Janeiro 12.5 4266 158
HS2 Skaw - Passero trip Boston Galveston 12.5 4409 187
HS3 Recalada Rio de Janeiro trip Skaw Passero. 12.5 14744 105
HS4 US Gulf trip via US Gulf or NCSA to Skaw Passero 12.5 9300 161
HS5 SE Asia trip via Australia to Singapore Japan 25 8839 139
HS6 S Korea Japan via NOPAC to Singapore-Japan 25 8188 207
Average of the T/C Routes 8346 162
TIMECHARTER
===========
'Navios Pollux' China Cosco Beijing relet 2009 180727 dwt dely retro
Gijon 16 Mar transatlantic round redel Skaw-Cape Passero $2500 daily
- Swiss Marine
'Anangel Dawn' 2010 114091 dwt dely aps EC South America 1/10 Apr
trip redel Skaw-Cape Passero $11000 daily + $350000 bb - grain house -
<recent>
'Blue Wave' 2011 87334 dwt dely Hibikinada 27 Mar/1 Apr trip via
NoPac redel China int coal $9000 daily - Transpower
'Alam Padu' 2005 87053 dwt dely Baltimore 1/8 Apr trip redel
Skaw-Gibraltar $10000 daily + $300000 bb - Shipping Asset Management
'Key Hunter' 2011 82800 dwt dely aps Praia Mole 31 Mar/2 Apr trip
redel Singapore-Japan $16500 daily + $650000 bb - Oldendorff
'Ulusoy-12' 2011 80000 dwt dely aps Santos 8/12 Apr trip redel
Singapore-Japan $16250 daily + $650000bb - Cargill
'Red Queen' 2005 76752 dwt dely SW Pass 8/13 Apr trip via US Gulf
redel Skaw-Cape Passero $10750 daily + $335000 bb - Nidera
'Nostos S' 2005 76620 dwt dely aps USEC 2/4 Apr trip redel UKC $9500
daily + $300000 bb - cnr - <recent>
'Lowlands Queen' 2008 76565 dwt dely aps SW Pass 29/30 Mar trip via
Egypt redel Cape Passero $10000 daily + $380000 bb - MDS - <recent
>
'Ever Shining' 1999 74436 dwt dely Rizhao spot trip via S.Australia
& Saudi Arabia redel PMO $8000 daily - Alfred C.Toepfer
'Yong Feng' 2000 74099 dwt dely Fangcheng 25/30 Mar trip via
Indonesia redel S.China $8000 daily - cnr
'Genco Vigour' 1999 73941 dwt dely Recalada 25/30 Mar trip redel
Continent $9250 daily + $300000 bb - Transgrain
'Genco Aquitaine' 2009 57981 dwt dely WC India spot trip redel China
$12000 daily - Norden - <recent>
'Triton Bulker' 2009 56000 dwt dely Kohsichang spot trip via
Indonesia redel Thailand $12000 daily - D'Amico
'Spring Hawk' 2010 55688 dwt dely NC South America end March/early
April trip redel Continent approx $18000 daily - Oldendorff
'Calypso Colossus' 2009 55429 dwt dely aps NC South America end March
trip redel Chile $21250 daily - Pacbasin - <recent>
'Global Island' 2004 53556 dwt dely USGulf early April trip redel
Singapore-Japan intention grains $22500 daily - Noble
'Chios Trinity' 2004 50316 dwt dely USGulf end March/early April
trip redel Singapore-Japan approx $22750 daily - STX Pan Ocean
'Astra' 2004 48821 dwt dely USGulf spot trip redel Turkey intention
pet coke approx $18000 daily - Oldendorff
'Global Glory' 1998 45769 dwt dely USGulf end March trip redel
Morocco approx $14000 daily - Oldendorff
PERIOD
======
'Fortune East' 1994 70165 dwt dely Karachi spot 4/6 months trading
redel worldwide $9750 daily - Quadra
ORE
===
'Chou Shan' 2005 160000/10 Dampier/Qingdao 8/12 Apr $7.45 fio
scale/30000shinc - Rio Tinto
'Pacific Canopus' EdF relet 2011 / - <is the EdF relet reported to
Rio Tinto 20/03>
COAL
====
'Ina' Cargill relet 2003 155000/10 Puerto Bolivar/Iskenderun 12/21 Apr
$10.10 fio 50000shinc/30000shinc - Hanjin
'Marvellous' 2000 150000/10 Richards Bay/Dhamra 20/30 Apr $12.00 fio
scale/25000shinc - STX Pan Ocean
'TBN' 125000/10 Richards Bay/Krishnapatnam 1/14 June $13.40 fio
scale/25000shinc - Ambuja Cement Co
'Bottiglieri Flavio Borriello' 2011 75000/10 Taboneo/New Mangalore
1/10 Apr $7.75 fio 15000shinc/25000shinc - Cetragpa
'TBN' 70000/10 Norfolk/Gijon 15/25 Apr $12.75 fio 25000shinc bends -
Bunge
'TBN' 65000/10 Santa Marta/Liverpool 11/15 Apr $17.35 fio 25000shinc
bends - SSE
MARKET REPORT 23/03/2012--FINAL VERSION
BDI 908 (UP 6) BCI 1369 (DOWN 15) BPI 1036 (UP 10) BSI 1035 (UP 11)
BHSI 551 (UP 11)
CAPESIZES
Falling rates resulting in the lowest 4-timecharter average for
over a year provided a gloomy end to the week for the big ships. In
the east the major Australian shippers made a brief appearance in the
market, but their activity was limited resulting in a further squeeze
on rates.
Rio Tinto fixed the Chou Shan 2005-built 175,569-dwt at $7.45 for
an 8 April onwards cargo - showing a return of about $1,500 daily on a
180,000-tonner. Earnings were negligible on ships coming from anywhere
other than Taiwan or south China.
Essentially there was little interest from charterers to fix on
timecharter with rates gradually eroded on lack of volume.
Winning was one of the few to take ships and was linked with a
2010-built 180,000-tonner for early April for delivery Bintan Island
for a trip to China at $9,000 daily and no bonus.
The same charterer also fixed the Huikanghai 1999-buuilt
149,680-dwt early April delivery Zhanjiang for a trip via Indonesia to
north China at $4,900 daily.
Charterers were talking as little as $4,000 daily for South African
rounds for 180,000 tonnes.
The 177,000-dwt 2007-built Unique Carrier, a Trafigura relet ex
drydock Shanghaiguan 25 March was reported fixed, but details were not
disclosed.
The Marvellous, 2000-built, which had been Dhamra 8 March has now
fixed with STX Pan Ocean for a 150,000-tonne 10% coal cargo from
Richards Bay to Dhamra at $12.00
In the Atlantic, despite the 180,727-dwt 2009-built Navios Pollux
fixing to Swiss Marine retroactive 16 March for a round at $2,500
daily, there remained a chronic shortage of Capesizes in the Atlantic
largely on the almost zero backhaul activity in the market.
There was just a faint glimmer of hope - some called it wishful
thinking - with more Colombia/US east coast coal, but this has yet to
translate in to higher numbers.
NYK secured the NSC tender from Ponta Da Madeira/Japan for 10-24
April shipment. NYK will use its on ship Front Mirage 2011-built
180,200-dwt open early April Ijmuiden with some suggestion the rate
equated to $17,000 daily.
STX Pan Ocean was reported to have taken the 2011-built Centrans
Lunar for a 1-10 April 160,000-tonne 10% ore cargo from Tubarao to
Qingdao, but a rate was not reported. There were those that said this
was not a straightforward deal and that it could be some kind of
'washout'.
PANAMAXES
The usually largely 'quiet' end to the week although rates were
little changed, although rates nudged up for NoPac grains in the east.
Essentially the trading largely focussed on South American grain,
but the market appeared for today to be in stand-off with the gap yet
to narrow between charterers and owners. There was talk of fresh
cargoes but largely second half April and there were still a few early
ships yet to fix.
Charterers as the week drew to a close where once again aiming to
fix on an aps basis.
The transatlantic trades were largely flat although rates have
improved for ships in the US Gulf for cargoes to the Continent, but
again there has been little done on an aps basis. There was more
activity further north, but little fresh was reported fixed.
The east saw a 15-year old 73,000-tonner open Japan agreeing a
little over $8,000 daily for a NoPac round. There was some fresh
fixing from Australia and Indonesia too has been more active while
some ships continued to look towards South America.
Period trading was limited with the short period rate drifting
towards the mid $9,000 daily range.
ATLANTIC
The Key Hunter, 2011-built 82,800-dwt fixed for Praia Mole
delivery end March-early April for a trip to the east at $16,500 daily
plus a $650,000 bonus with Oldendorff.
Cargill took earlier the Ulusoy-12, 80,000-dwt 2011-built for trip
from Santos 8-12 April to the east at $16,250 daily with the same
bonus.
Elsewhere the Ostria S 76,000-dwt 2008-built open 27 March El
Dekheila as reported fixed, but little emerged.
The Post Panamax Bottiglieri Challenger 93,352-dwt 2010-built open
Taranto 6-9 April fixed via the Black Sea to China at a strong $24,000
daily with Richstone.
Lucchini was said to have covered a St.Lawrence/Piombino cargo on
subjects at $14.00, but details were sketchy.
Bunge covered a 15-25 April 70,000-tonne 10% coal cargo from
Norfolk to Gijon at an unexciting $12.75 while SSE fixed tonnage for
an 11-15 April 65,000-tonne 10% coal cargo from Santa Marta to
Liverpool at $17.35.
The Tiare 83,000-dwt 2009-built open Nordenham 27-28 March fixed a
short round, but little else emerged.
The Lowlands Queen, 76,565-dwt 2005-built was linked with MDS for
29-30 March delivery Southwest Pass for a trip via Egypt with Cape
Passero redelivery at $10,000 daily plus a $380,000 bonus, but some
said this failed on subjects and was said to have fixed to others at
the same rate unless it did refix to MDS.
There was talk the United relet Unicorn Ocean 78,888-dwt 2008-built
open Point Comfort 8-9 April was said on subjects for a transatlantic
round with coal, but a rate was not reported.
Windrose was linked with the 1989-built 69,703-dwt Vitaglory for
12-18 April delivery Southwest Pass for a trip with Cape Passero
redelivery at around $9,750 daily plus a $325,000 bonus.
ASIA
There was talk that the 73,726-dwt 1997-built Piro open Osaka was
rumoured close to fixing a NoPac round with grain at something over
$8,000 daily with a South Korean charterer.
The Daiichi-controlled Blue Wave, 87,334-dwt 2011-built open end
March-early April Hibikinada fixed for a NoPac round with coal at
$9,000 daily.
BHP Billiton earlier had the Mulberry Paris 76,492-dwt 2004-built
on subjects open CJK for an east coast Australian round at $8,000
daily and was said to be in the market for another ship.
Glencore was linked with the Mega Ocean, 79,342-dwt 2010-built for
delivery Thailand for a trip via South Australia and Saudi Arabia with
PMO redelivery at $9,000 daily. The cargo was for 10-15 April loading.
Earlier Alfred C.Toepfer took the 1999-built 74,436-dwt Ever
Shining spot Rizhao for a similar run at $8,000 daily.
However there were others said to be talking significantly more for
grain into Iran.
Elsewhere the Yong Feng, 74,099-dwt 2000-built open Fangcheng 25-30
March for a trip via Indonesia to south China at $8,000 daily.
HANDY/SUPRAMAXES
ATLANTIC
Rates for Supramaxes in the east remained healthy particularly in
the US Gulf where rates were around $22,500 daily for the good types.
The 55,429-dwt 2009-built Calypso Colossus for end March delivery
north coast South America to Chile at a good $21,250 daily.
It emerged that the Global Glory, 45,769-dwt 1998-built went to
Oldendorff for end March delivery US Gulf for a trip to Morocco at
$15,000 daily and not $14,000 daily as earlier reported.
ASIA
The 2011-built Puffin Bulker 58,000-dwt spot Xiamen fixed for a
trip via Indonesia to China an 'ok' $11,500 daily.
In the smaller size range, Western Bulk Carriers took a
32,000-tonner earlier this week from CJK for a trip to Southeast Asia
at $9,000 daily.
BDI 908 (UP 6) BCI 1369 (DOWN 15) BPI 1036 (UP 10)
BSI 1035 (UP 11) BHSI 551 (UP 11)
Last published BDTI 821 (DOWN 16) BCTI 649 (DOWN 1)
Baltic Exchange Capesize Index 1369 (DOWN 15)
Route
Number Description Weighting Average Movement
C2 160000lt Tubarao -Rotterdam 10 7.932 -0.027
C3 160000mt Tubarao - Qingdao 15 19.596 -0.039
C4 150000mt Richards Bay - Rotterdam 5 8.391 -0.004
C5 160000mt W Australia - Qingdao 15 7.468 -0.050
C7 150000mt Bolivar - Rotterdam 5 8.882 -0.023
C8_03 172000mt Gibraltar/Hamburg trans Atlantic RV 10 2909 -196
C9_03 172000mt Continent/Mediterranean trip Far East 5 20308 41
C10_03 172000mt Pacific RV 20 4888 -135
C11_03 172000mt China/Japan trip Mediterranean/Cont 15 -9921 -358
Average of the T/C Routes 4546 -162
Baltic Exchange Panamax Index 1036 (UP 10)
Route
Number Description Weighting Average Movement
P1A_03 74000mt Transatlantic RV 25 7119 141
P2A_03 74000mt SKAW-GIB/FAR EAST 25 17053 54
P3A_03 74000mt Japan-SK/Pacific/RV 25 8155 77
P4_03 74000mt FAR EAST/NOPAC-AUST/SK-PASS 25 824 32
P3A-IV Implied Voyage Newcastle - Qingdao 15.87 -0.02
Average of the T/C Routes 8288 76
Baltic Exchange Supramax Index 1035 (UP 11)
Route
Number Description Weighting Average Movement
S1A Antwerp - Skaw Trip Far East 12.5 14406 145
S1B Canakkale Trip Far East 12.5 13625 175
S2 Japan - SK / NOPAC or Australia rv 25 11833 70
S3 Japan - SK Trip Gib - Skaw range 25 7125 -55
S4A US Gulf - Skaw-Passero 12.5 16740 455
S4B Skaw-Passero - US Gulf 12.5 3865 85
Average of the T/C Routes 10819 111
The route(s) below do not form part of the index calculation
S5 W.Africa via ECSA to FarEast 0 15731 68
S9 W.Africa via ECSA - Skaw-Passero 0 8456 162
Baltic Exchange Handysize Index 551 (UP 11)
Route
Number Description Weighting Average Movement
HS1 Skaw - Passero trip Recalada - Rio de Janeiro 12.5 4266 158
HS2 Skaw - Passero trip Boston Galveston 12.5 4409 187
HS3 Recalada Rio de Janeiro trip Skaw Passero. 12.5 14744 105
HS4 US Gulf trip via US Gulf or NCSA to Skaw Passero 12.5 9300 161
HS5 SE Asia trip via Australia to Singapore Japan 25 8839 139
HS6 S Korea Japan via NOPAC to Singapore-Japan 25 8188 207
Average of the T/C Routes 8346 162
TIMECHARTER
===========
'Navios Pollux' China Cosco Beijing relet 2009 180727 dwt dely retro
Gijon 16 Mar transatlantic round redel Skaw-Cape Passero $2500 daily
- Swiss Marine
'Anangel Dawn' 2010 114091 dwt dely aps EC South America 1/10 Apr
trip redel Skaw-Cape Passero $11000 daily + $350000 bb - grain house -
<recent>
'Blue Wave' 2011 87334 dwt dely Hibikinada 27 Mar/1 Apr trip via
NoPac redel China int coal $9000 daily - Transpower
'Alam Padu' 2005 87053 dwt dely Baltimore 1/8 Apr trip redel
Skaw-Gibraltar $10000 daily + $300000 bb - Shipping Asset Management
'Key Hunter' 2011 82800 dwt dely aps Praia Mole 31 Mar/2 Apr trip
redel Singapore-Japan $16500 daily + $650000 bb - Oldendorff
'Ulusoy-12' 2011 80000 dwt dely aps Santos 8/12 Apr trip redel
Singapore-Japan $16250 daily + $650000bb - Cargill
'Red Queen' 2005 76752 dwt dely SW Pass 8/13 Apr trip via US Gulf
redel Skaw-Cape Passero $10750 daily + $335000 bb - Nidera
'Nostos S' 2005 76620 dwt dely aps USEC 2/4 Apr trip redel UKC $9500
daily + $300000 bb - cnr - <recent>
'Lowlands Queen' 2008 76565 dwt dely aps SW Pass 29/30 Mar trip via
Egypt redel Cape Passero $10000 daily + $380000 bb - MDS - <recent
>
'Ever Shining' 1999 74436 dwt dely Rizhao spot trip via S.Australia
& Saudi Arabia redel PMO $8000 daily - Alfred C.Toepfer
'Yong Feng' 2000 74099 dwt dely Fangcheng 25/30 Mar trip via
Indonesia redel S.China $8000 daily - cnr
'Genco Vigour' 1999 73941 dwt dely Recalada 25/30 Mar trip redel
Continent $9250 daily + $300000 bb - Transgrain
'Genco Aquitaine' 2009 57981 dwt dely WC India spot trip redel China
$12000 daily - Norden - <recent>
'Triton Bulker' 2009 56000 dwt dely Kohsichang spot trip via
Indonesia redel Thailand $12000 daily - D'Amico
'Spring Hawk' 2010 55688 dwt dely NC South America end March/early
April trip redel Continent approx $18000 daily - Oldendorff
'Calypso Colossus' 2009 55429 dwt dely aps NC South America end March
trip redel Chile $21250 daily - Pacbasin - <recent>
'Global Island' 2004 53556 dwt dely USGulf early April trip redel
Singapore-Japan intention grains $22500 daily - Noble
'Chios Trinity' 2004 50316 dwt dely USGulf end March/early April
trip redel Singapore-Japan approx $22750 daily - STX Pan Ocean
'Astra' 2004 48821 dwt dely USGulf spot trip redel Turkey intention
pet coke approx $18000 daily - Oldendorff
'Global Glory' 1998 45769 dwt dely USGulf end March trip redel
Morocco approx $14000 daily - Oldendorff
PERIOD
======
'Fortune East' 1994 70165 dwt dely Karachi spot 4/6 months trading
redel worldwide $9750 daily - Quadra
ORE
===
'Chou Shan' 2005 160000/10 Dampier/Qingdao 8/12 Apr $7.45 fio
scale/30000shinc - Rio Tinto
'Pacific Canopus' EdF relet 2011 / - <is the EdF relet reported to
Rio Tinto 20/03>
COAL
====
'Ina' Cargill relet 2003 155000/10 Puerto Bolivar/Iskenderun 12/21 Apr
$10.10 fio 50000shinc/30000shinc - Hanjin
'Marvellous' 2000 150000/10 Richards Bay/Dhamra 20/30 Apr $12.00 fio
scale/25000shinc - STX Pan Ocean
'TBN' 125000/10 Richards Bay/Krishnapatnam 1/14 June $13.40 fio
scale/25000shinc - Ambuja Cement Co
'Bottiglieri Flavio Borriello' 2011 75000/10 Taboneo/New Mangalore
1/10 Apr $7.75 fio 15000shinc/25000shinc - Cetragpa
'TBN' 70000/10 Norfolk/Gijon 15/25 Apr $12.75 fio 25000shinc bends -
Bunge
'TBN' 65000/10 Santa Marta/Liverpool 11/15 Apr $17.35 fio 25000shinc
bends - SSE
MARKET REPORT 23/03/2012--FINAL VERSION
BDI 908 (UP 6) BCI 1369 (DOWN 15) BPI 1036 (UP 10) BSI 1035 (UP 11)
BHSI 551 (UP 11)
CAPESIZES
Falling rates resulting in the lowest 4-timecharter average for
over a year provided a gloomy end to the week for the big ships. In
the east the major Australian shippers made a brief appearance in the
market, but their activity was limited resulting in a further squeeze
on rates.
Rio Tinto fixed the Chou Shan 2005-built 175,569-dwt at $7.45 for
an 8 April onwards cargo - showing a return of about $1,500 daily on a
180,000-tonner. Earnings were negligible on ships coming from anywhere
other than Taiwan or south China.
Essentially there was little interest from charterers to fix on
timecharter with rates gradually eroded on lack of volume.
Winning was one of the few to take ships and was linked with a
2010-built 180,000-tonner for early April for delivery Bintan Island
for a trip to China at $9,000 daily and no bonus.
The same charterer also fixed the Huikanghai 1999-buuilt
149,680-dwt early April delivery Zhanjiang for a trip via Indonesia to
north China at $4,900 daily.
Charterers were talking as little as $4,000 daily for South African
rounds for 180,000 tonnes.
The 177,000-dwt 2007-built Unique Carrier, a Trafigura relet ex
drydock Shanghaiguan 25 March was reported fixed, but details were not
disclosed.
The Marvellous, 2000-built, which had been Dhamra 8 March has now
fixed with STX Pan Ocean for a 150,000-tonne 10% coal cargo from
Richards Bay to Dhamra at $12.00
In the Atlantic, despite the 180,727-dwt 2009-built Navios Pollux
fixing to Swiss Marine retroactive 16 March for a round at $2,500
daily, there remained a chronic shortage of Capesizes in the Atlantic
largely on the almost zero backhaul activity in the market.
There was just a faint glimmer of hope - some called it wishful
thinking - with more Colombia/US east coast coal, but this has yet to
translate in to higher numbers.
NYK secured the NSC tender from Ponta Da Madeira/Japan for 10-24
April shipment. NYK will use its on ship Front Mirage 2011-built
180,200-dwt open early April Ijmuiden with some suggestion the rate
equated to $17,000 daily.
STX Pan Ocean was reported to have taken the 2011-built Centrans
Lunar for a 1-10 April 160,000-tonne 10% ore cargo from Tubarao to
Qingdao, but a rate was not reported. There were those that said this
was not a straightforward deal and that it could be some kind of
'washout'.
PANAMAXES
The usually largely 'quiet' end to the week although rates were
little changed, although rates nudged up for NoPac grains in the east.
Essentially the trading largely focussed on South American grain,
but the market appeared for today to be in stand-off with the gap yet
to narrow between charterers and owners. There was talk of fresh
cargoes but largely second half April and there were still a few early
ships yet to fix.
Charterers as the week drew to a close where once again aiming to
fix on an aps basis.
The transatlantic trades were largely flat although rates have
improved for ships in the US Gulf for cargoes to the Continent, but
again there has been little done on an aps basis. There was more
activity further north, but little fresh was reported fixed.
The east saw a 15-year old 73,000-tonner open Japan agreeing a
little over $8,000 daily for a NoPac round. There was some fresh
fixing from Australia and Indonesia too has been more active while
some ships continued to look towards South America.
Period trading was limited with the short period rate drifting
towards the mid $9,000 daily range.
ATLANTIC
The Key Hunter, 2011-built 82,800-dwt fixed for Praia Mole
delivery end March-early April for a trip to the east at $16,500 daily
plus a $650,000 bonus with Oldendorff.
Cargill took earlier the Ulusoy-12, 80,000-dwt 2011-built for trip
from Santos 8-12 April to the east at $16,250 daily with the same
bonus.
Elsewhere the Ostria S 76,000-dwt 2008-built open 27 March El
Dekheila as reported fixed, but little emerged.
The Post Panamax Bottiglieri Challenger 93,352-dwt 2010-built open
Taranto 6-9 April fixed via the Black Sea to China at a strong $24,000
daily with Richstone.
Lucchini was said to have covered a St.Lawrence/Piombino cargo on
subjects at $14.00, but details were sketchy.
Bunge covered a 15-25 April 70,000-tonne 10% coal cargo from
Norfolk to Gijon at an unexciting $12.75 while SSE fixed tonnage for
an 11-15 April 65,000-tonne 10% coal cargo from Santa Marta to
Liverpool at $17.35.
The Tiare 83,000-dwt 2009-built open Nordenham 27-28 March fixed a
short round, but little else emerged.
The Lowlands Queen, 76,565-dwt 2005-built was linked with MDS for
29-30 March delivery Southwest Pass for a trip via Egypt with Cape
Passero redelivery at $10,000 daily plus a $380,000 bonus, but some
said this failed on subjects and was said to have fixed to others at
the same rate unless it did refix to MDS.
There was talk the United relet Unicorn Ocean 78,888-dwt 2008-built
open Point Comfort 8-9 April was said on subjects for a transatlantic
round with coal, but a rate was not reported.
Windrose was linked with the 1989-built 69,703-dwt Vitaglory for
12-18 April delivery Southwest Pass for a trip with Cape Passero
redelivery at around $9,750 daily plus a $325,000 bonus.
ASIA
There was talk that the 73,726-dwt 1997-built Piro open Osaka was
rumoured close to fixing a NoPac round with grain at something over
$8,000 daily with a South Korean charterer.
The Daiichi-controlled Blue Wave, 87,334-dwt 2011-built open end
March-early April Hibikinada fixed for a NoPac round with coal at
$9,000 daily.
BHP Billiton earlier had the Mulberry Paris 76,492-dwt 2004-built
on subjects open CJK for an east coast Australian round at $8,000
daily and was said to be in the market for another ship.
Glencore was linked with the Mega Ocean, 79,342-dwt 2010-built for
delivery Thailand for a trip via South Australia and Saudi Arabia with
PMO redelivery at $9,000 daily. The cargo was for 10-15 April loading.
Earlier Alfred C.Toepfer took the 1999-built 74,436-dwt Ever
Shining spot Rizhao for a similar run at $8,000 daily.
However there were others said to be talking significantly more for
grain into Iran.
Elsewhere the Yong Feng, 74,099-dwt 2000-built open Fangcheng 25-30
March for a trip via Indonesia to south China at $8,000 daily.
HANDY/SUPRAMAXES
ATLANTIC
Rates for Supramaxes in the east remained healthy particularly in
the US Gulf where rates were around $22,500 daily for the good types.
The 55,429-dwt 2009-built Calypso Colossus for end March delivery
north coast South America to Chile at a good $21,250 daily.
It emerged that the Global Glory, 45,769-dwt 1998-built went to
Oldendorff for end March delivery US Gulf for a trip to Morocco at
$15,000 daily and not $14,000 daily as earlier reported.
ASIA
The 2011-built Puffin Bulker 58,000-dwt spot Xiamen fixed for a
trip via Indonesia to China an 'ok' $11,500 daily.
In the smaller size range, Western Bulk Carriers took a
32,000-tonner earlier this week from CJK for a trip to Southeast Asia
at $9,000 daily.