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Shipping Decarbonization Weekly Insights


Latest Trends


There has been much discussion about the hazards of a possible release of ammonia on board during a combustion process or during handling or storage.
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Doric Weekly Market Insight


China reconfirmed this week what the dry bulk and container sectors were feeling during the first couple of trading months



Releasing the first major economic indicator since fully relaxing its zero-Covid policy, China reconfirmed this week what the dry bulk and container sectors were feeling during the first couple of trading months.
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Breakwave Bi-Weekly Dry Bulk Report 

 

Time for a breather to digest recent gains



It was only a month ago that market participants were faced with almost zero spot Capesize rates and dark clouds were gathering over the dry bulk market outlook.
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Mazars Comment: SVB Is Not A Lehman Moment, And Probably Won’t Become One



The US experienced the second biggest bank failure in its history on Friday



The US experienced the second biggest bank failure in its history on Friday when $209bn worth Silicon Valley Bank failed and was taken over by the regulator. However, despite the eerie echoes of 2008, we don’t believe we are in a Lehman moment.
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Signal Dry Bulk Weekly Report



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



The second week of March fueled optimism for a month of higher rates, as demand for Capesize vessels surprisingly increased in the face of increased Chinese demand for iron ore. Looking at the trend in demand growth (ton-days) from Australia to China (see chart above), we can see an upturn not seen in a similar period in the previous two years.
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Shipfix - Global Market Update

Macro/Geopolitics, Commodity Markets, Freight and Bunker Markets



In light of the collapse of the Silicon Valley Bank, the latest release of US inflation data did not make the Federal Reserve’s job any easier.
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Crude Oil Extends Losses Amid A Risk-Off Tone Across Markets


Flight to safety was the dominant theme, although panic selling of risk assets eased



Commodities remained under pressure amid concerns of further economic weakness.
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Signal Tanker Weekly Report


Snapshot of Crude and Product Freight Rates, Supply-Demand


Crude oil freight rates continue higher, as crude oil tanker supply declines in the first half of March.
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Vortexa Freight Weekly


VLCC rally to end?

This week, we look at how sustainable the recent rally in VLCC rates towards China is, and examine the drivers behind declining Pacific MR freight rates.
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Oil steadies amid opportunistic buying



Lower prices may induce further demand



Crude oil found some support late in the session following a three-day selloff as technical selling eased.
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