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Shipping Decarbonization Weekly Insights



Latest Trends on fuel transition, shipyard actions, government, ports, financing and industry players



The U.S. Department of Transportation's Federal Transit Administration (FTA) has announced $384.4 million in federal funding from the Biden-Harris Administration to expand and improve ferry service in communities across the country and accelerate the transition to zero-emission transportation.
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Doric Weekly Market Insight


Looking forward



It was early October 2021 when IMF stressed that global economic upswing was continuing, even as the pandemic resurged. However..
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Mazars Note: Are Bulls Headed Towards The Cliff? We Aren’t So Sure


Why the dichotomy?


Equity and bond markets continue to rally, with the FTSE 100 hitting all-time highs last week.
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Braemar Weekly Dry Bulk Report


Slow start to the year


The Baltic Panamax index time-charter equivalent declined by $368/day today, printing at $8,894/day at the time of writing, as dry bulk markets move past the holiday period in the Far East. 
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Signal Dry Bulk Weekly Report



Snapshot of Spot Freight Rates, Supply-Demand Trends, Port Congestions


The first half of February provides a weaker trend in freight rates, while the number of ballasters continues to weigh on freight market sentiment, as the imbalance between supply and demand diminishes the chances of an early recovery.
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Expectations Of Stronger Demand In China Pushed Crude Oil Higher

Expectations of lower inflation in 2023
 

Signs of improving demand boosted sentiment across commodity markets.
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China's Housing Market Has Long Been Slowing



Remaining a significant issue in China is that the housing market continues to deteriorate.


Some positive sentiment was spreading in the dry bulk market a few weeks ago regarding recent improvement in Chinese excavator sales and robust savings among Chinese citizens, but there still is a grim likelihood that existing housing supply far exceeds both current demand and also any higher level of demand that could come this year. 
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Ongoing Climb In Chinese Commodity Stockpiles


Previously, stockpiles had decreased for two straight weeks



China's commodity stockpiles have been rising. 136.5 million tons of iron ore is now stockpiled at Chinese ports, which is 3.1 million tons (2%) more than was stockpiled a week ago. Previously, stockpiles had decreased for two straight weeks.
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Crude Oil Falls Despite Ongoing Supply Side Issues


Crude oil edged lower



Markets were mixed as traders balanced stronger demand in China against the prospects of weaker economic growth in the US.
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Shipfix-Global Market Update



Macro/Geopolitics, Commodity Markets, Freight and Bunker Markets
 

In recent days, the US dollar has given up some of the gains recorded during the past week and on Monday.
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