DELIVERING QUALITY SHIPPING SERVICES ON A GLOBAL SCALE
Welcome to the Braemar Shipping Services website. Here you will find useful information concerning our organisation and the markets in which we operate. As an instant guide to the health of key shipping and associated markets we have constructed a set of unique daily indices (see below). More information is shown in the Market Information section and our Client Area.
Last
Updated:
13/05/2008
WET
12-May-08
09-May-08
% Change
Mar 08 Avg
2007 Avg
VLCC
2,305.36
2,288.76
0.7%
1,435.41
949.18
Suezma
1,547.10
1,565.15
-1.2%
1,267.06
831.48
Aframax
1,520.95
1,511.57
0.6%
1,094.32
916.79
Product
728.69
705.97
3.2%
609.99
635.78
Tanker Index
1,640.57
1,625.15
0.9%
1,112.31
853.17
DRY
12-May-08
09-May-08
% Change
Mar 08 Avg
2007 Avg
Capesize
15,537
15,629
-0.6%
11,186
9,911
Panamax
9,802
9,806
0.0%
8,126
7,028
Handymax
5,848
5,772
1.3%
5,178
4,533
Dry Index
10,237
10,221
0.2%
8,038
7,063
CONTAINER
10-Dec-07
17-Dec-07
% Change
Aug 07 Avg
2007 Avg
BOXi*
154.16
163.63
-5.8%
155.03
144.73
PRICES
12-May-08
09-May-08
% Change
Mar 08 Avg
2007 Avg
Brent Crude $/bbl
122.80
120.20
2.2%
103.50
72.16
Bunkers $/mt
556.00
552.75
0.6%
484.30
358.91
FINANCIAL
12-May-08
09-May-08
% Change
At 01-Jan-08
% Change
EURO/$
1.55
1.54
0.8%
1.47
5.5%
STERLING/$
1.95
1.95
0.2%
1.98
-1.3%
$/YEN
104
104
-0.1%
109
-5.3%
WON/$
1,042
1,045
-0.3%
936
11.3%
Gold /US$
884
876
0.9%
847
4.3%
FTSE 100
6,221
6,205
0.3%
6,417
-3.1%
NIKKEI
13,743
13,655
0.6%
15,308
-10.2%
DOW JONES
12,876
12,746
1.0%
13,044
-1.3%
NASDAQ
2,488
2,446
1.8%
2,610
-4.6%
* For a more detailed breakdown on Containers please go to the Market Information section.