Energy Index driven lower by oil – petcoke below US$60 with high discount offer

By Frank O. Brannvoll, Brannvoll ApS, Denmark Geopolitics still dominate the markets. Financi...

23 Sep

Supramax freight rates held at high levels, as demand/supply ratio balanced itself

By Brannvoll ApS, Denmark The USG Supramax spot freight market remained firm as demand stayed...

23 Aug

Sudden recession fear sends oil and equity markets lower – petcoke now offering higher discounts

By Frank O. Brannvoll, Brannvoll ApS, Denmark The major equity market decline at the start of...

20 Aug

Petcoke-coal discounts slip as coal prices drop but freight prices rise

By Frank O.Brannvoll, Brannvoll ApS, Denmark Petcoke prices have been slightly under pressure...

05 Aug

Healthy demand lifts USG Supramax freight market

By Brannvoll ApS, Denmark The USG Supramax spot freight market showed a considerable rate imp...

25 Jul

Oil higher on positive demand forecasts and geopolitical risk while coal and petcoke lower

By Frank O. Brannvoll, Brannvoll ApS, Denmark Political risk and central banks were key in en...

19 Jul

Supramax rates for USG shipments stay under pressure from limited demand

By Brannvoll ApS, Denmark The USG Supramax spot freight market remains weak with no positive ...

27 Jun

ECB lowers interest rate while reduced OPEC+ production cuts send oil lower – China discusses ban on >3% sulphur petcoke

By Frank O. Brannvoll, Brannvoll ApS, Denmark Geopolitical risk premiums slowly vanished and...

26 Jun

Petcoke discount continues to offer good potential

By Frank O. Brannvoll, Brannvoll ApS, Denmark Coal prices stabilised after their fall in earl...

03 Jun

USG Supramax/Ultramax shows stable market fundamentals

By Brannvoll ApS, Denmark The USG Supramax/Ultramax freight market started the month on a sof...

23 May