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Wednesday, 30 April 14
FREIGHT MARKET FOR DRY BULKERS STILL REMAINS WEAK - INTERMODAL


One week after the Easter holiday and the celebration for the resurrection of Christ, everybody expected to see a similar sign of a revival in the market too, or hoped for at least a small positive correction, however, so far, it seems that this is not something that will happen anytime soon.

While the freight market for dry bulkers still remains weak, additional issues are weighing on rates as well; one of them being the recently reported difficulties faced by most of the top Shandong Soybean importers to obtain L/Cs from the banks, which drove them to cancel a number of contracts. It is also worth mentioning that, together with them, other private coal traders based in Guangdong seem to be facing similar difficulties in concluding import contracts as well.

The poor freight market has also been quickly affecting the activity in the SnP market, as compared to the last months we see less and less Buyers interested in acquiring second hand tonnage. At the same time, the few Buyers that are still inspecting are offering well below the levels of the last done sales. As a result, they either push Sellers to withdraw their ships from the market altogether or invite interested parties to a second round of inspections at a later port call, hopping to gain some time before the market starts improving again.

A good example of the above, is a Japanese controlled 2002 Imabari built Panamax vessel, which was on the market for sale, however rumours are saying that only two parties proceeded with an inspection and that the figures they offered were not even close to Sellers ideas, so Owners decided to keep her on the market and invite a second round of inspections. A similar case is that of a 2002 built Handymax , which was reported sold last week; however we understand that the vessel still remains free and Owners are once again inviting inspections at the next port call. 

A similar case of downward pointing prices is also being witnessed in the resale market, where Owners, who had contracted their ships sometime during the beginning of 2013 at fairly low levels (compared to recent deals), tried to get advantage from the firming prices of the last months by selling their tonnage. As a result we witnessed an overwhelming amount of resale tonnage in the market, even by top quality shipyards, which caused an inevitable oversupply especially as Buyers started to step back from further purchases.

In the new building market we are seeing some slots opening, as it seems that certain Buyers didn't exercise their options, but these are only a few, especially for reputable shipyards, and new building prices currently appear fairly shielded by the bad performance of the market at this stage.

Unfortunately for Sellers, today’s market is not very promising and it seems that, if they do remain Sellers, they will have to compromise and drop their ideas, so that the sale price conforms to the current freight environment. On the other hand, if you are a Buyer today, this could possibly be the correction you have been waiting for to help you get back in the game before another round of firming second hand prices washes over the market 2013 style…

Analysts:
Mr. George Lazaridis |
g.lazaridis@intermodal.gr 
Ms. Eva Tzima |
e.tzima@intermodal.gr 

Disclaimer and legal disclosure: For any further queries please do not hesitate to contact our Research & Valuations Department. The information contained in this report has been obtained from various sources, as reported in the market. Intermodal Shipbrokers Co. believes such information to be factual and reliable without making guarantees regarding its accuracy or completeness. Whilst every care has been taken in the production of the above review, no liability can be accepted for any loss or damage incurred in any way whatsoever by any person who may seek to rely on the information and views contained in this material. This report is being produced for the internal use of the intended recipients only and no re-producing is allowed, without the prior written authorization of Intermodal Shipbrokers Co.

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