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Baltic Dry Index Ends Week with Another Record Low of 373, Cape Index Falls Under 200
Friday January 15, 2016
The Baltic Dry Index Friday dropped another 10 points to a new historic low of 373.
The sector's key barometer has now fallen to a new record low for the past nine consecutive sessions.
The index has also fallen every day so far in 2016.
It was a particularly bad day for the Cape Index, which fell 27 points to 198.
On Thursday, average spot TC rates fell to $2,798 per day for capesizes, $3,049 per day for Panamax, and $4,125 per day for Supramax.
Yesterday Adrian Tolson, Senior Partner at 20|20 Marine Energy told Ship & Bunker that "providing credit to dry bulk so they can buy bunkers is just getting incredibly difficult now."
Key Bunker Prices More
| VLSFO | MGO | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| $/mt | +/- | $/mt | +/- | |
| Singapore | 548.00 | 0.50 | 677.50 | 2.00 |
| Rotterdam | 513.00 | 0.50 | 649.00 | 3.00 |
| Houston | 544.50 | 2.50 | 675.00 | 4.00 |
| Fujairah | 541.50 | 2.50 | 744.00 | 3.50 |
| Global 20 Ports Average | 572.00 | 2.50 | 758.00 | 2.50 |
| Global 4 Ports Average | 536.50 | 1.50 | 686.50 | 3.00 |
| Global Average Bunker Price | 624.00 | 2.50 | 801.00 | 3.50 |
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