1 NSEA-UKC - After a fairly quiet Friday last week it rocketed up starting Monday and lasting all week. Lack of tonnage for last remaining end month stems put pressure on rates. Offers given at WS 200-220 level today.
3 Baltic - UKC - Rates have climbed all week. Not enought ice classed tonnage around as beeing tied up with uncertain discharge and delivery window later than vessel natural dates. Fueloil ex Tallinn WS 170 and offers for Primorsk today WS 200.
4 Cross Med - Delay at Turkish straights 2 days north and 2 days south. Rates climbed quickly to Fixtures around WS 200. Now suezmaxes picking up aframax stems already.
5 Far East - Solid gains across the board as cargo requirements outperform tonnage supply in all crude segments.
1. CARIBS - Last week of March caught some charterers off guard and without a ship, pushing rates to 50x152+. Expect this to come off as April positioni list develops.
2. FAR EAST- Solid gains across the board as cargo requirements outperform tonnage supply in all crude segments.
1. Rotterdam - New York - TA cargoes has remained few and far between during the past week and market has gone down.
2. Caribs - A flurry of activity in the USG and CBS has helped raise rates and provided owners with a glimmer of hope going into the Spring season.
3. Houston - Amsterdam - (only the back haul leg) ARB remains closed for gasoil out of the USGulf and the rates are untested however recent bio fuel fixtures have edged the backhaul rates higher.