Chartering

BDI’s contained fall at 1,530…

John Faraclas

The BDI  (Baltic Dry Index) lost six points earlier on today, a rather contained fall thanks to the Panamaxes upwards “trend” as the Capes’ fall triggers worries… Geopolitics go bankrupt… John Faraclas’ brief market recap:

The Capes’ BCI lost 39 points and now stand at  2,042, CAUTION…

The Panamaxes’ BPI gained 22 points and now reads  1,749…

Good news for the Supras’ BSI now over and above the 1,200 threshold with four points plus now reading  1,201

The Handies did it again and the...

http://www.allaboutshipping.co.uk/2018/10/08/bdis-contained-fall-at-1530/

The BDI@1,536: you cannot fight against the future*

John Faraclas

The BDI (Baltic Dry Index) ended up this week with minus 18 points, another double digit loss following yesterday’s minus 20 points… It was down four points since last Friday the 28th of September when the BDI stood at 1,540… A bit of odd figures as you will read herebelow; they don’t correlate at all both with the rates as well with the indices ups and downs…The Geopolitics continue to worsen. John Faraclas’ daily and weekly recaps:

The volatile Capes lost 67 points and the BCI now...

http://www.allaboutshipping.co.uk/2018/10/05/the-bdi1536-you-cannot-fight-against-the-future/

Falling BDI@1,554 “thanks” to the Capes’ volatility…

John Faraclas

The BDI (Baltic Dry Index) fell earlier on today 20 points; it was an expected result following yestedays perplexed figures… the Geopolitical and mainly economic chaos and environmental “concerns” all over Planet Ocean will affect everything. John Faraclas’ brief daily recap:

The Capes’ BCI lost 51 points and now stands at 2,148 – still a good level, but… The most volatile of all indices sends alarms around…CAUTION

A bit of good news from the Panamaxes; a good 27 points plus recovery...

http://www.allaboutshipping.co.uk/2018/10/04/falling-bdi1554-thanks-to-the-capes-volatility/

Capes’ contained rise and perplexed figures rule the day… plus the 2020 saga

John Faraclas

The BDI (Baltic Dry Index) gained four points and now stands at 1,574; Geopolitics in total mess and the Environment another issue to be appropriately tackled… John Faaclas’ daily recap:

The Capes’ BCI was up 51 points and now stands at 2,199… Are the capes sustainable or just volatile, or another bubble? We shall see…

Just one point plus for the Panamaxes’ BPI now at 1,679 points; caution…

The Supras too on one point; the BSI managed to clinch  this one very special point and now...

http://www.allaboutshipping.co.uk/2018/10/03/172713/

Capes’ volatility might shake the Markets…

John Faraclas

The BDI (Baltic Dry Index) gained another 15 points earlier on today and now stands at 1,570; the Geopolitics are turning sour! Ultra-CAUTION should be observed. John Faraclas’ daily briefing:

The Capes increased its fortunes by another 87 points and now the BCI reads 2,148 points…

On the antipode the Panamaxes BPI fell 14 points and now stands at 1,678 points, increasing its fall from the previous days…

The Supras’ BSI lost four points and now at 1,189 maintains a safe margin so to...

http://www.allaboutshipping.co.uk/2018/10/02/capes-volatility-might-shake-the-markets/

Dry, Wet and Geopolitics hiccups…

John Faraclas

The BDI (Baltic Dry Index) was up 15 points standing at 1,555 thanks to the Capes; Geopolitics deteriorate dangerously… John Faraclas’ daily briefing:

Here we go again with all the Dry Indices either falling or with minimal positive changes; the Capes’ BCI though was up 61 points and now reads 2,061!

The Panamaxes’ BPI lost three points and now stands at 1,692…

The Supras’ BSI was down one point at 1,193 and the Handies’ BHSI clinched a point now reading 630 points.

So once again we...

http://www.allaboutshipping.co.uk/2018/10/01/dry-wet-and-geopolitics-hiccups/

The Market: who’s in?

John Faraclas

The BDI  (Baltic Dry Index) ended up at 1,540 points earlier on today which is 16 points plus since yesterday and 127 points since last week when it clocked 1,413 points.  The Geopolitical situation looks like as depicts the Before the Storm …environment so to speak. John Faraclas daily and weekly recap:

The Capes’ BCI reached the 2,000 mark threshold – up 51 points which is also 160 points plus since last week’s 1,840 points!

The Panamaxes’ BPI stood at 1,695 – six points plus!   ...

http://www.allaboutshipping.co.uk/2018/09/28/the-market-whos-in/

Contained rise for the BDI@1,450…

John Faraclas

The BDI’s rise earlier on today was more or less …trimmed with a 16 points plus whilst at the UN things were heating up… John Faraclas’ brief report:

All indices were on the plus but with minimal or no change…

The Capes’ BCI  rose just four points to 1,868…

The Panamaxes BPI gained 30 good points and now reads 1,639!

Five points were enough for the Supras’ BSI now at 1,190 points, a very enviable level compared with all other sizes fluctuations…

No change for the Handies’ BHSI;...

http://www.allaboutshipping.co.uk/2018/09/25/contained-rise-for-the-bdi1450/

The BDI@1,434 …do you have a moonraker…

John Faraclas

The BDI (Baltic Dry Index) gained 21 points earlier on today and at 1,434 we must admit this is a good restart and hope same lasts for the benefit of all as otherwise with the messy Geopolitics things will continue to be uncertain and sour. John Faraclas’ daily market and Geopolitics briefing:

The Capes’ BCI was up 24 points and now reads 1,864… Still a long way to go up to the 3,000 threshold that all wish to see again…

Similar gains for the Panamaxes’ BPI  now at 1,609 points; up...

http://www.allaboutshipping.co.uk/2018/09/24/the-bdi1434-do-you-have-a-moonraker/

Capes fall further with …“rich” pickings for BDI; CAUTION!

John Faraclas

The BDI gained 23 points and now stands at 1,396 trying to go over and above the 1,400 point threshold. Geopolitics full of sins govern the day yet again. John Faraclas’ daily recap:

The Capes lost another 27 points and the BCI now stands 1,838 points; ultra-caution should be observed as volatility is here to stay…

“Recuperating” Panamaxes show its BPI clinching 27 points – now at 1,527… Take a deep breath!

Gains for both the Supras and Handies; the BSI with 1,169 – up ten and the...

http://www.allaboutshipping.co.uk/2018/09/20/capes-fall-further-with-rich-pickings-for-bdi-caution/

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