Freight rates stabilise on optimistic outlook

By Brannvoll ApS, Denmark The first half of the month looked inspiring for shipowners. The US...

30 May

New slide in oil pushing coal lower and petcoke below US$100 due to demand fears after new rate hikes

By Frank O. Brannvoll, Brannvoll ApS, Denmark IMF downgraded global growth to 2.8 per cent...

22 May

Coal price find supports while petcoke sees sharp fall

By Frank O. Brannvoll, Brannvoll ApS, Denmark Oil prices support the full energy complex and ...

01 May

OPEC + surprise cut sends oil sharply higher, coal stable petcoke sliding sending discount back to neutral zone

By Frank O. Brannvoll, Brannvoll ApS, Denmark The story of inflation and central bank rate...

26 Apr

Freight rates have potential to go higher after consolidation

By Brannvoll ApS, Denmark The USG Supramax freight market was taking a breather as charterers...

26 Apr

Very low petcoke discounts may lead to switch to coal

The price of a barrel of oil has returned to the lower end of the US$80-88 range. Gas prices wer...

08 Mar

Oil in narrow range while coal continues lower – petcoke pressured lower as discounts fall sharply

By Frank O. Brannvoll, Brannvoll ApS, Denmark The markets are still dominated by hawkish stat...

28 Feb

USG freight rates sharply down due to lack of cargoes

By Brannvoll ApS, Denmark The USG Supramax freight market was in free-fall throughout January...

27 Feb

Oil and coal are falling, petcoke climbs higher

By Frank O. Brannvoll, Brannvoll ApS, Denmark Another month with the European Central Bank (...

23 Feb

USG freight market stabilised by end of year

By Brannvoll ApS, Denmark The USG Supramax freight market went through ups and downs in Decem...

02 Feb