Monthly Newsletter - January 2025
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Discover the latest platform updates, including Mobile Vessel Lists, Data Query, P&L Extension, and Waypoints & Orderbook, plus key market highlights
on Dry and Tanker market dynamics.
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iOS Mobile App: Now access your desktop vessel lists on the go with the Signal Ocean iOS app! Easily view active tabs, saved lists, and key vessel details like ETA, DWT, and year built. Tap on any vessel for a detailed view or to update positions directly. Stay connected wherever you are.
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Platform: A seamless way to access historical data back to 2014 with refreshable downloads. Share data via secure URLs and choose formats like Time Series, Raw Data, or Pivot Mode for custom analysis. Enhance collaboration and save time with this powerful new feature.
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Orderbook: Assess fleet growth and shipyard trends with the new Orderbook report, offering dynamic, actionable insights deliveries, demolitions, and orders by Vessel Class.
Waypoints: Discover global market trends with the new Waypoints report, by monitoring activity across 32 key locations, including the Suez Canal and Cape of Good Hope, using filters and comparative analytics.
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P&L Extension and Free-text Notes
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Voyage Calculator: With the new P&L extension, calculate daily and total P&L (profit and loss) figures, based on new inputs for Vessel Hire, Address Commission and Ballast Bonus. With the new release you can also now add notes directly within your calculations for better documentation and collaboration. Plan voyages more efficiently with these enhanced features.
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Capesize ballaster dynamics in the South Atlantic and evolving iron ore shipments to China. Shifting trade flows are impacting freight markets.
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Freight Market Faces Supply Pressure
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Declining VLCC availability in the Arabian Gulf and sluggish Baltic rate performance challenge early-year freight market expectations.
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Freight Market Trends & Trade Risks
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Panamax ballaster trends in the ECSA and loading volumes vs. Supramax segment. Oversupply pressures Panamax rates, while iron ore prices rise on China stimulus hopes.
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Sanctions Impact Oil Trade & Rates
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VLCC counts in the Arabian Gulf and Aframax activity in the Mediterranean. Market volatility driven by U.S. sanctions, shifting sentiment, and vessel availability.
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Market Pressured by Oversupply
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Capesize tonne-day growth from Brazil to China and Baltic Capesize Index performance. Freight rates decline post-Chinese New Year, impacting laden speeds and South Atlantic ballaster count.
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Weakening dirty freight market
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Weakening dirty freight market, though vessel availability in the Arabian Gulf is tightening. Meanwhile, VLCC demand tonne-days to the Far East rebounded strongly, with China and India driving optimism for a potential market recovery.
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Thank you for catching up with the latest from Signal! Stay tuned for more updates, insights, and tools. Click here to download this newsletter.
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