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Tuesday, 03 January 12
WHICH WAY WILL THE DRY BULK MARKET HEAD ON FIRST WEEK OF THE YEAR? - NIKOS ROUSSANOGLOU, HELLENIC SHIPPING


Dry bulk ship owners will be wondering which way will the BDI (Baltic Dry Index), the industry’s benchmark, will head during the first days of the new year, since it ended on a downward spiral back in late December, ahead of the Christmas Holidays. In any case, 2011 proved to be an interesting, yet quite challenging year for dry bulk owners, who will be turning their heads towards the new year with much anticipation, as to what effect will China manage to exert on demand of dry bulk goods.

According to a recent BIMCO analysis on the dry bulk market, “despite the supply-side pressure, we put our money on black and forecast that Capesize rates are going to be supported by lower iron ore prices and coal demand for Winter heating in the coming months, thus we expect freight rates to stay sensitive to iron ore price developments but above USD 20,000 per day. A key observation from BIMCO is that we believe mining companies will prefer to sell this important steel production ingredient in larger volumes rather than higher prices, as long as China appears ready to purchase” said the analysis.

It went on to mention that “in order to deliver the support needed to keep rates elevated, Chinese iron ore imports will need a level of 61.2 million tonnes in both November and December, which in turn will bring the annual total import growth to +10% y-o-y. The supporting argument that must trump the negative impact from high stockpiles and slower steel production is the pricing game. China has built a firm reputation for playing the commodity markets well.

Looking beyond the Capesize fleet and into 2012, the smaller-in-size segments are going to experience a healthy slowdown in new deliveries. Right now, deliveries are estimated at 80 million DWT – equal to a fleet growth of 11.4%; a number that is likely to get slightly inflated by vessels that were set for December delivery but end up being January deliveries instead. A potential upside may also come from Russia, if they decide to impose a ban on grain exports to stop excessive outflow of the foodstuff. This will lead to longer hauls, as African and Middle Eastern importers will have to look for alternative sources potentially further away. Should they go to the most likely exporters, Australia or Argentina, the impact on the freight markets will be most significant.

To sum up, BIMCO holds the view that the Capesize Time Charter Average will remain at USD 20,000-30,000 per day but the tonnage oversupply will eventually hit back. Meanwhile, we reiterate our forecast on the Panamax and Supramax freight rates that are likely to stay put in the USD 13,000-17,000 per day interval. Handysize rates are expected to gain traction and return to the USD 9,000-13,000 per day interval” concluded BIMCO’s chief shipping analyst, Peter Sand.

Meanwhile, in separate report on the course of second hand sales and newbuilding orders during the final week of the year, Lion Shipbrokers said that “on the dry-bulk front, an even quieter week with very few sales to report; Vintage handysize bulker HUI SHENG (37K BLT 1984/BRAZIL TRADING AS GEARLESS) has changed hands within China for $4.8 mill while gearless ice class 1A box single-decker LONE BRES (4.7K BLT 2000/HOLLAND) went to Norwegian Buyers for $2.85 mill basis annual & intermediate surveys freshly passed. In the Tanker segment, in addition to last week's report, Greek controlled suezmax duo EQUATOR & NAVIGATOR (150K BLT 2006 UNIVERSAL/JAPAN) have been committed en bloc for $44 mill each basis delivery January 2012 to clients of Principal Maritime of U.S.A. Two ex-Dr Peters controlled aframax/LR2 tankers were sold at auction. DS PERFORMER & DS POWER (109K BLT 1999/2000 DALIAN/CHINA) were sold for $15 mill each in auctions in Aruba & Rotterdam respectively, hearing both were bought by the Mortgagee bank, while others suggest by clients of Clearwater. Stainless steel chemical tanker ORIENTAL WISTERIA (12.5K BLT 2001/JAPAN) is reported committed to Chinese Buyers for $10.7 million” said Lion.

On the demolition market, it mentioned that “the news that Bangladesh will most probably re-open around 12th to 14th of January have put smiles upon Shipowners' faces, hoping that competition will push demo-rates above $500 levels. Most notable sale this week is container vessel BUXMASTER (LDT 6.837T, 23K BLT 1986/GERMANY) committed for the bullish price of $508 to India without having any extra features like extra bunkers/propeller or tailshaft to justify this level. The subcontinent's sentiment is positive and prices are ranging at $450 for Bulkers, $475 for tankers & $475 for Container/Tweendeckers. In other major demo-markets, China has improved paying $430 per lt, while Turkey is stable paying $330-335 per lt” concluded Lion Shipbroker.
Source: Nikos Roussanoglou, Hellenic Shipping



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