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Global Shipping Markets Robin Masters SSY USA. transatlantic round voyage time charter earnings. petcoke freight rates - panamax US Gulf/Europe. contributors to volatility in 2004. limited coking coal/coke supplies fluctuating European demand for backhaul coal
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Global Shipping Markets Robin Masters SSY USA
contributors to volatility in 2004 • limited coking coal/coke supplies • fluctuating European demand for backhaul coal • disappointing Latin American grain season • fleet supply growth accelerating • changes in port congestion • charterer strategy • Chinese logistical bottlenecks • Chinese government slowdown measures • sentiment
trade outlook • world steel production & prices at historically high levels (despite signs of oversupply for some steel products in China) • greater near optimism for Chinese raw material imports…but infrastructure/pricing problems remain • introduction of new iron ore export capacity • coal prices indicative of firm underlying demand • broadening economic strength • sustained demand growth needed to absorb supply
conclusions • tonne-mile demand growth slowing from 7-8% in 2003 to a still robust 4-5% in 2004; 3-4% in 2005 • fleet supply accelerating but unlikely to grow faster than demand for at least next 12 months provided no major setback to Chinese economy • tight supply/demand balance implies high volatility • port delays and sentiment the wild cards
Global Shipping Markets Robin Masters SSY USA