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Piracy Resurgence in Gulf of Aden
Aug 26
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Freight & Charter IndicesFull market data
Dry Bulk Freight Index3,186
+2.5%
Capesize5,336
+3.9%
Dirty Tanker Index2,676
-0.1%
Panamax2,315
+1.0%
Supramax1,647
+0.1%
Clean Tanker Index1,412
+0.1%
Safety & Accidents
Black Sea Grain Exports Halted
Strikes on Azov and Black Sea terminals have knocked out more than 97% of Russian and Ukrainian grain export capacity, forcing buyers in Cairo, Ankara, Dhaka and Jakarta to look at longer, costlier voyages from the Americas and Australia.
Aug 20Supertankers U-Turn in Strait of Hormuz Amid Elevated Risks
Aug 19Strait of Hormuz Attacks Claim Another Seafarer
Aug 18Toxic Gas Accident at Shipbreaking Yard in Bangladesh Kills Nine Workers
Aug 17Shipping
Panama Canal Cuts Daily Transit Capacity Amid Water Shortage
Panama is throttling daily transits again as Gatún Lake runs low, forcing owners to choose between paying up at auction, sitting in the anchorage, or steaming an extra fortnight round the Cape. The shortfall reopens every cost line the 2023 crunch exposed.
Aug 21Iran Considers Ban on US and Israeli Ships in Hormuz
Aug 9Tanker Traffic Through Hormuz Rebounds to Near Pre-Escalation Levels
Aug 1Strait of Hormuz Tensions Raise Shipping Costs
Jul 28Security
Hormuz Transit Shift Intensifies as Attacks Drive Vessels Toward Iranian-Controlled Waters
A surge in projectile attacks on the southern Omani corridor is pushing commercial shipping toward the Iranian-controlled northern route through the Strait of Hormuz, reshaping transit patterns in the critical oil chokepoint.
Aug 15Ukrainian Sea Drones Hit Two Shadow Fleet Tankers Off Russia's Black Sea Coast
Jul 17Qatari LNG Carrier Al Rekayyat Struck Near Hormuz, Crew Evacuated Safely
Jul 14Market Intelligence
Top movers
Biggest cross-asset moves, each over the window stated on its card
- +15.0%
Capesize
5,033
- +10.1%
Dry Bulk Freight Index
3,056
- +6.6%
Panamax
2,246
- -5.6%
Dirty Tanker Index
2,801
- +1.6%
Handysize
880
- -38.8%
coal
28.1
- +20.0%
steel
120.0
- +19.1%
Natural gas (Europe)
18.1
- +9.1%
Crude oil (Brent, spot)
91.4
- +8.8%
Jet-kerosene (US Gulf Coast)
3.70
Fixtures & Chartering
View all →| Vessel | Route | DWT | Rate |
|---|---|---|---|
| 63,000 dwt open CJK | 63,000 | $18,750/day | |
| 75k '17-built | 75,000 | $17,500/day | |
| 74,632 dwt '13-built | 74,632 | $16,000/day | |
| Pabal | Port Dickson → Philippines | 76,118 | $17,500/day |
| African Teal | Brunswick → Rotterdam | 40,652 | $18,000/day |
Sale & Purchase
View all →| Vessel | DWT | $M |
|---|---|---|
| BW Birch | -- | $64 |
| Bourbon Evolution 808 | -- | $52.06 |
| HIPPOLYTA | 320,013 | -- |
| PMAX IVESTOS 9 | 75,131 | $11.75 |
| CAPE MOUNT DAMPIER | 181,469 | $38 |
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ModerateFire
Supertanker catches fire
Southern Strait of HormuzAug 31
ModerateOther
US and Iran exchange strikes
Strait of HormuzAug 31
ModerateOther
Tanker struck three times in Strait of Hormuz
17nm northeast of Khasab, OmanAug 31
MinorOther
US Navy aircraft carrier USS Abraham Lincoln docks in Thailand
Pattaya, ThailandAug 31
ModerateOther
Drone engaged by UAE air force
UAE territorial watersAug 31
ModerateDetention
EU Forces Board Sixth Suspected Russian Shadow Fleet Tanker
MediterraneanAug 30
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