http://www.lloydslist.com/sec/markets?src=rss Markets headlines from www.lloydslist.com en-gb The content of this feed is copyright by Informa plc. Reproduction, retrieval, copying or transmission of the content of this site is not permitted without the publisher's prior consent. Lloyd's is the registered trademark of the Society incorporated by the Lloyd's Act 1871 by the name of Lloyd's webeditor@lloydslist.com webeditor@lloydslist.com Fri, 4 Jul 2008 00:00:00 GMT Fri, 4 Jul 2008 17:30:01 GMT Markets http://www.lloydslist.com/rss 30 144 43 http://www.lloydslist.com/content/rss/lloydslist/lloydslist_rss_logo.gif Saturday http://www.lloydslist.com/art/1214992693773&src=rss THE jack-up rig fleet is expected to surge, with shipyards to deliver another 24 units for drilling contractors in the next six months. Martyn Wingrove Fri, 4 Jul 2008 00:00:00 GMT http://www.lloydslist.com/art/1214992693813&src=rss TENSION among the rival political groups vying for control of Somalia has severely hampered security efforts, including initiatives to enlist foreign and private forces to patrol the coast. By Sean Kane Fri, 4 Jul 2008 00:00:00 GMT http://www.lloydslist.com/art/1214992693818&src=rss US OKs Rio Tinto buy Fri, 4 Jul 2008 00:00:00 GMT http://www.lloydslist.com/art/1214992693863&src=rss ATLANTIC handysize and supramax shipowners are accepting delivery options outside of their usual region as owners cannot afford to ballast amid record high bunker prices, writes Jamie Dale. Jamie Dale Fri, 4 Jul 2008 00:00:00 GMT http://www.lloydslist.com/art/1214992693868&src=rss THE ASIAN product tanker market is holding steady after the strong gains in the past few weeks, with medium range tankers enjoying healthy levels of interest amid tight tonnage supply, writes Jerry Frank. Jerry Frank Fri, 4 Jul 2008 00:00:00 GMT http://www.lloydslist.com/art/1214992693888&src=rss CLEAN Fri, 4 Jul 2008 00:00:00 GMT http://www.lloydslist.com/art/1214992693903&src=rss ORE Fri, 4 Jul 2008 00:00:00 GMT http://www.lloydslist.com/art/1214992694009&src=rss CLEAN Fri, 4 Jul 2008 00:00:00 GMT http://www.lloydslist.com/art/1214992694014&src=rss Index basis: 50-52,000 dwt bulk carrier, maximum 10 years old, 25t cranes with grabs, 14k on 30t ifo no diesel at sea Fri, 4 Jul 2008 00:00:00 GMT http://www.lloydslist.com/art/1214992694019&src=rss For more information on routes or calculations, visit www.balticexchange.com Fri, 4 Jul 2008 00:00:00 GMT http://www.lloydslist.com/art/1214992694024&src=rss All prices shown in Worldscale Fri, 4 Jul 2008 00:00:00 GMT http://www.lloydslist.com/art/1214992694029&src=rss Source: ICIS Pricing Fri, 4 Jul 2008 00:00:00 GMT http://www.lloydslist.com/art/1214992694034&src=rss COCKETT INDEX Fri, 4 Jul 2008 00:00:00 GMT http://www.lloydslist.com/art/1214992694039&src=rss For more information on routes or calculations please visit www.balticexchange.com Fri, 4 Jul 2008 00:00:00 GMT http://www.lloydslist.com/art/1214992694044&src=rss All prices are indications in US$/day of current market level, basis midpoint between bid/offer at 13:00 London time. Contract routes are as current Baltic Exchange definitions. For more information, visit www.freightinvestor.com Fri, 4 Jul 2008 00:00:00 GMT http://www.lloydslist.com/art/1214992694049&src=rss Rate calculations based on a 172,000 dwt capesize built 1999/daily hire $215,983 Daily Hire provided by: Arrow Chartering, Barry Rogliano Salles, Fearnleys, Socomet Chartering and Sobelnord. Fri, 4 Jul 2008 00:00:00 GMT http://www.lloydslist.com/art/1214992694054&src=rss Rate calculations based on a 172,000 dwt capesize built 1999/daily hire $215,983. Daily Hire provided by: Arrow Chartering, Barry Rogliano Salles, Fearnleys, Socomet Chartering, Sobelnord. Fri, 4 Jul 2008 00:00:00 GMT http://www.lloydslist.com/art/1214992689571&src=rss ESSAR Shipping forecasts income from its rapidly-expanding ports and logistics businesses to equal revenue from its fleet of 24 vessels within three years. Michelle Wiese Bockmann Thu, 3 Jul 2008 00:00:00 GMT http://www.lloydslist.com/art/1214992689661&src=rss LARGE tankers are still steaming at full speed despite record high bunker prices, which reached more than $700 per tonne in Singapore yesterday for the first time ever. Jamie Dale Thu, 3 Jul 2008 00:00:00 GMT http://www.lloydslist.com/art/1214992689666&src=rss CONTAINER FIXTURES Thu, 3 Jul 2008 00:00:00 GMT http://www.lloydslist.com/art/1214992689671&src=rss ANECDOTAL evidence is mounting that the slide in containership charter rates over the past few months is more than just a temporary correction, writes Janet Porter. Janet Porter Thu, 3 Jul 2008 00:00:00 GMT http://www.lloydslist.com/art/1214992689686&src=rss TRADERS and brokers acting in the very large crude carrier market are taking a breather this week as the majority of the July fixtures have been completed, but August stems have yet to appear, writes Martyn Wingrove. Martyn Wingrove Thu, 3 Jul 2008 00:00:00 GMT http://www.lloydslist.com/art/1214992689691&src=rss THE dollar-per-day time charter rates for tanker freight derivatives contracts sold for 2009 are set to rise by between 28% and 80% from mid-July, when Imarex incorporates high bunker costs into its Worldscale rates calculations, writes Michelle Wiese Bockmann. Michelle Wiese Bockmann Thu, 3 Jul 2008 00:00:00 GMT http://www.lloydslist.com/art/1214992689696&src=rss THE newly-established BoConti joint venture between two Antwerp-based shipowners has plans to eventually own or operate a fleet of up to 20 handysized bulk carriers, writesMichelle Wiese Bockmann. Michelle Wiese Bockmann Thu, 3 Jul 2008 00:00:00 GMT http://www.lloydslist.com/art/1214992689701&src=rss Angola to stay top in oil Thu, 3 Jul 2008 00:00:00 GMT http://www.lloydslist.com/art/1214992689721&src=rss CLEAN Thu, 3 Jul 2008 00:00:00 GMT http://www.lloydslist.com/art/1214992689761&src=rss ORE Thu, 3 Jul 2008 00:00:00 GMT http://www.lloydslist.com/art/1214992689811&src=rss For more information on routes or calculations please visit www.balticexchange.com Thu, 3 Jul 2008 00:00:00 GMT http://www.lloydslist.com/art/1214992689816&src=rss All prices are indications in US$/day of current market level, basis midpoint between bid/offer at 13:00 London time. Contract routes are as current Baltic Exchange definitions. For more information, visit www.freightinvestor.com Thu, 3 Jul 2008 00:00:00 GMT http://www.lloydslist.com/art/1214992689821&src=rss All prices are indications in US$/day of current market level, basis midpoint between bid/offer at 13:00 London time. Contract routes are as current Baltic Exchange definitions. For more information, visit www.freightinvestor.com Thu, 3 Jul 2008 00:00:00 GMT http://www.lloydslist.com/art/1214992689826&src=rss Index basis: 50-52,000 dwt bulk carrier, maximum 10 years old, 25t cranes with grabs, 14k on 30t ifo no diesel at sea Thu, 3 Jul 2008 00:00:00 GMT http://www.lloydslist.com/art/1214992689831&src=rss For more information on routes or calculations, visit www.balticexchange.com Thu, 3 Jul 2008 00:00:00 GMT http://www.lloydslist.com/art/1214992689836&src=rss All prices shown in Worldscale Thu, 3 Jul 2008 00:00:00 GMT http://www.lloydslist.com/art/1214992689841&src=rss Source: ICIS Pricing Thu, 3 Jul 2008 00:00:00 GMT http://www.lloydslist.com/art/1214992689846&src=rss Source: ICIS Pricing Thu, 3 Jul 2008 00:00:00 GMT http://www.lloydslist.com/art/1214992689851&src=rss Rate calculations based on a panamax Namura 2000, daily hire $76,623. Thu, 3 Jul 2008 00:00:00 GMT http://www.lloydslist.com/art/1214992689856&src=rss July 2, 2008 4,763.0 (+45.8) Thu, 3 Jul 2008 00:00:00 GMT http://www.lloydslist.com/art/1214918496852&src=rss HIGHER volumes of crude oil will be heading out of Middle East and African ports to Asian terminals in the next five years despite a deceleration in global demand growth in the short term. Martyn Wingrove Wed, 2 Jul 2008 00:00:00 GMT http://www.lloydslist.com/art/1214918496857&src=rss TANKER derivatives trading on the most frequently traded contract has begun to ease as freight rates in the underlying physical market near their peak. Michelle Wiese Bockmann Wed, 2 Jul 2008 00:00:00 GMT http://www.lloydslist.com/art/1214918496787&src=rss CLEAN Wed, 2 Jul 2008 00:00:00 GMT http://www.lloydslist.com/art/1214918496797&src=rss A SUMMER breeze sweeping across the Atlantic panamax market has slowed activity, while owners look to fix longer periods to guarantee earnings at current rates, writes Jamie Dale. Jamie Dale Wed, 2 Jul 2008 00:00:00 GMT http://www.lloydslist.com/art/1214918496802&src=rss WEAK demand for aframaxes in the US Gulf and Caribbean markets has forced rates lower this week, with further declines expected, writes Jamie Dale. Jamie Dale Wed, 2 Jul 2008 00:00:00 GMT http://www.lloydslist.com/art/1214918496807&src=rss Newcastle on up as queues ease Wed, 2 Jul 2008 00:00:00 GMT http://www.lloydslist.com/art/1214918496862&src=rss THE global tanker fleet is set to expand by 18% by the end of 2010, “massively exceeding” growth in seaborne crude trade over the same period, writes Michelle Wiese Bockmann. Michelle Wiese Bockmann Wed, 2 Jul 2008 00:00:00 GMT http://www.lloydslist.com/art/1214918496882&src=rss ORE Wed, 2 Jul 2008 00:00:00 GMT http://www.lloydslist.com/art/1214918496897&src=rss TANKER derivatives trading on the most frequently traded contract has begun to ease as freight rates in the underlying physical market near their peak. Wed, 2 Jul 2008 00:00:00 GMT http://www.lloydslist.com/art/1214918496902&src=rss Index basis: 50-52,000 dwt bulk carrier, maximum 10 years old, 25t cranes with grabs, 14k on 30t ifo no diesel at sea Wed, 2 Jul 2008 00:00:00 GMT http://www.lloydslist.com/art/1214918496907&src=rss For more information on routes or calculations, visit www.balticexchange.com Wed, 2 Jul 2008 00:00:00 GMT http://www.lloydslist.com/art/1214918496912&src=rss All prices shown in Worldscale Wed, 2 Jul 2008 00:00:00 GMT http://www.lloydslist.com/art/1214918496917&src=rss Source: ICIS Pricing Wed, 2 Jul 2008 00:00:00 GMT http://www.lloydslist.com/art/1214918496922&src=rss July 1, 2008 4,717.2 (+116.0) Wed, 2 Jul 2008 00:00:00 GMT http://www.lloydslist.com/art/1214918496927&src=rss For more information on routes or calculations please visit www.balticexchange.com Wed, 2 Jul 2008 00:00:00 GMT http://www.lloydslist.com/art/1214918496932&src=rss All prices are indications in US$/day of current market level, basis midpoint between bid/offer at 13:00 London time. Contract routes are as current Baltic Exchange definitions. For more information, visit www.freightinvestor.com Wed, 2 Jul 2008 00:00:00 GMT http://www.lloydslist.com/art/1214918496937&src=rss Rate calculations based on a 172,000 dwt capesize built 1999/daily hire $172,151. Daily Hire provided by: Arrow Chartering, Barry Rogliano Salles, Fearnleys, Socomet Chartering and Sobelnord. Wed, 2 Jul 2008 00:00:00 GMT http://www.lloydslist.com/art/1214918496942&src=rss Rate calculations based on a 172,000 dwt capesize built 1999/daily hire $172,151. Daily Hire provided by: Arrow Chartering, Barry Rogliano Salles, Fearnleys, Socomet Chartering and Sobelnord. Wed, 2 Jul 2008 00:00:00 GMT http://www.lloydslist.com/art/1214823213476&src=rss DRY bulk secondhand activity continued to surge, with the majority of interest from buyers seeking modern units. Jamie Dale Tue, 1 Jul 2008 00:00:00 GMT http://www.lloydslist.com/art/1214823213521&src=rss A STEEP rise in steelscrap prices in India has coincided with a serious financial crunch in Bangladesh, putting operators from the world’s largest shipbreaking yard in Alang firmly in the top position this week in the ship demolition stakes. By Shirish Nadkarni Tue, 1 Jul 2008 00:00:00 GMT http://www.lloydslist.com/art/1214823213481&src=rss VERY large crude carrier rates are heading towards W250 — or more than $200,000 per day — in the Middle East Gulf, as tonnage availability looks thin for the rest of July, writes Jamie Dale. Jamie Dale Tue, 1 Jul 2008 00:00:00 GMT http://www.lloydslist.com/art/1214823213496&src=rss IN 2005, liner companies became the victims of market sentiment. So-called analysts wrote countless reports insisting that statistics showed boxship freight rates would fall through an oversupply of tonnage, writes Mike Grinter in Hong Kong. Mike Grinter Tue, 1 Jul 2008 00:00:00 GMT http://www.lloydslist.com/art/1214823213516&src=rss WHILE the Panamax dry bulk market revived last week as grain volumes rose in the Atlantic, shipbrokers expect spot charter rates in the Pacific to fall, writes Sandra Tsui in Taipei. Tue, 1 Jul 2008 00:00:00 GMT http://www.lloydslist.com/art/1214823213526&src=rss Eagle Bulk supramax deal Tue, 1 Jul 2008 00:00:00 GMT http://www.lloydslist.com/art/1214823213576&src=rss ENVIRONMENTALISTS say the scrapping of the liquefied natural gas carrier Laieta, which is on its way to the Alang breakers, has broken the Basel convention on the export of hazardous waste because it allegedly has 1,200 tonnes of asbestos on board, writes Michelle Wiese Bockmann. Tue, 1 Jul 2008 00:00:00 GMT http://www.lloydslist.com/art/1214823213586&src=rss CLEAN Tue, 1 Jul 2008 00:00:00 GMT http://www.lloydslist.com/art/1214823213621&src=rss ORE Tue, 1 Jul 2008 00:00:00 GMT http://www.lloydslist.com/art/1214823213671&src=rss CLEAN Tue, 1 Jul 2008 00:00:00 GMT http://www.lloydslist.com/art/1214823213676&src=rss Index basis: 50-52,000 dwt bulk carrier, maximum 10 years old, 25t cranes with grabs, 14k on 30t ifo no diesel at sea Tue, 1 Jul 2008 00:00:00 GMT http://www.lloydslist.com/art/1214823213681&src=rss For more information on routes or calculations, visit www.balticexchange.com Tue, 1 Jul 2008 00:00:00 GMT http://www.lloydslist.com/art/1214823213686&src=rss All prices shown in Worldscale Tue, 1 Jul 2008 00:00:00 GMT http://www.lloydslist.com/art/1214823213691&src=rss June 30, 2008 4,601.2 (-13.3) Tue, 1 Jul 2008 00:00:00 GMT http://www.lloydslist.com/art/1214823213697&src=rss For more information on routes or calculations please visit www.balticexchange.com Tue, 1 Jul 2008 00:00:00 GMT http://www.lloydslist.com/art/1214823213702&src=rss All prices are indications in US$/day of current market level, basis midpoint between bid/offer at 13:00 London time. Contract routes are as current Baltic Exchange definitions. For more information, visit www.freightinvestor.com Tue, 1 Jul 2008 00:00:00 GMT http://www.lloydslist.com/art/1214823213707&src=rss All prices are indications in US$/day of current market level, basis midpoint between bid/offer at 13:00 London time. Contract routes are as current Baltic Exchange definitions. For more information, visit www.freightinvestor.com Tue, 1 Jul 2008 00:00:00 GMT http://www.lloydslist.com/art/1214823213712&src=rss All prices are indications in US$/day of current market level, basis midpoint between bid/offer at 13:00 London time. Contract routes are as current Baltic Exchange definitions. For more information, visit www.freightinvestor.com Tue, 1 Jul 2008 00:00:00 GMT http://www.lloydslist.com/art/1214823213717&src=rss Source: ICIS Pricing Tue, 1 Jul 2008 00:00:00 GMT http://www.lloydslist.com/art/1214562034023&src=rss Capesize orders byquarter Michelle Wiese Bockmann Mon, 30 Jun 2008 00:00:00 GMT http://www.lloydslist.com/art/1214562034073&src=rss VOLUMES of wood pellet shipped to Europe could increase 400% to 4m tonnes due to an infestation of bark beetles in British Columbia, Canada, and a lack of domestic pulp mills to process the dying timber, writes Jamie Dale. Jamie Dale Mon, 30 Jun 2008 00:00:00 GMT http://www.lloydslist.com/art/1214562034068&src=rss PRODUCT tanker owners are feeling the crunch from record high bunker prices, but those able to slow down are cashing in on firm rates while they last, writes Jamie Dale. Jamie Dale Mon, 30 Jun 2008 00:00:00 GMT http://www.lloydslist.com/art/1214562034078&src=rss DRY bulk derivative contract rates jumped on the back of a physical rally, but came under pressure by the end of the week from Asian sellers, writes Jamie Dale. Jamie Dale Mon, 30 Jun 2008 00:00:00 GMT http://www.lloydslist.com/art/1214562034083&src=rss FREIGHT rates for carrying crude from the Middle East Gulf in 1m barrel tankers are expected to extend the gains made in the previous week, writes Jamie Dale Jamie Dale Mon, 30 Jun 2008 00:00:00 GMT http://www.lloydslist.com/art/1214562034148&src=rss A RAFT of cargo-hungry ships coming available over the next few weeks is set to keep the capesize sector under pressure, writes Keith Wallis in Hong Kong. Mon, 30 Jun 2008 00:00:00 GMT http://www.lloydslist.com/art/1214562034168&src=rss CLEAN Mon, 30 Jun 2008 00:00:00 GMT http://www.lloydslist.com/art/1214562034183&src=rss ORE Mon, 30 Jun 2008 00:00:00 GMT http://www.lloydslist.com/art/1214562034248&src=rss CLEAN Mon, 30 Jun 2008 00:00:00 GMT http://www.lloydslist.com/art/1214562034253&src=rss Index basis: 50-52,000 dwt bulk carrier, maximum 10 years old, 25t cranes with grabs, 14k on 30t ifo no diesel at sea Mon, 30 Jun 2008 00:00:00 GMT http://www.lloydslist.com/art/1214562034258&src=rss For more information on routes or calculations, visit www.balticexchange.com Mon, 30 Jun 2008 00:00:00 GMT http://www.lloydslist.com/art/1214562034263&src=rss All prices shown in Worldscale Mon, 30 Jun 2008 00:00:00 GMT http://www.lloydslist.com/art/1214562034268&src=rss Source: ICIS Pricing Mon, 30 Jun 2008 00:00:00 GMT http://www.lloydslist.com/art/1214562034273&src=rss June 27, 2008 4,614.50 (+121.9) Mon, 30 Jun 2008 00:00:00 GMT http://www.lloydslist.com/art/1214562034278&src=rss For more information on routes or calculations please visit www.balticexchange.com Mon, 30 Jun 2008 00:00:00 GMT http://www.lloydslist.com/art/1214562034283&src=rss All prices are indications in US$/day of current market level, basis midpoint between bid/offer at 13:00 London time. Contract routes are as current Baltic Exchange definitions. For more information, visit www.freightinvestor.com Mon, 30 Jun 2008 00:00:00 GMT http://www.lloydslist.com/art/1214562034288&src=rss Rate calculations based on a 172,000 dwt capesize built-1999/daily hire $105,060. Daily Hire provided by: Arrow Chartering, Barry Rogliano Salles, Fearnleys, Socomet Chartering and Sobelnord. Mon, 30 Jun 2008 00:00:00 GMT http://www.lloydslist.com/art/1214562034293&src=rss Rate calculations based on a 172,000 dwt capesize built 1999/daily hire $105,050.Daily Hire provided by: Arrow Chartering, Barry Rogliano Salles, Fearnleys, Socomet Chartering and Sobelnord. Mon, 30 Jun 2008 00:00:00 GMT