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Bigger data.
Better decisions.
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Platform upgrades across Vessel List, Voyage Calculator, AIBI reports and Cargo List : plus market highlights, and our first combined Signal Ocean and AXSMarine events roundup from Geneva Dry and Singapore Maritime Week.
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BDI +126%
YoY +18% MoM |
BCI +139%
YoY +24% MoM |
BPI +111.7%
YoY +17% MoM |
BSI +65%
YoY +3.3% MoM |
BHSI +40%
YoY +4.7% MoM |
Data as of 1 Jun 2026 |
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What's new on the platform this edition
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| Voyage Calculator |
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Voyage Calculator Parcelling
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One of the biggest changes to the Voyage Calculator, now fully live for all clients. Model multi-cargo voyages in a single estimation : link each cargo to its freight, commission and ports, and get one accurate TCE for the whole voyage. Chemical tankers, Handies, and Supras especially benefit.
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| Cargo List |
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The Cargo List now uses a smarter deduplication algorithm. Newly scraped cargoes are clustered with much higher accuracy, so you see much fewer near-duplicate entries.
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| Vessel List |
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AIS Navigational Status: navigational status (Under way, At anchor, Moored) now appears across map tooltips, the side-panel, and as a column in Vessel List. No more cross-referencing external AIS sources.
Advertised Consumptions: a new Dry Vessel List column surfacing advertised consumption data at fleet level. Hover any cell for speed/consumption details. Around 87% coverage across main Dry classes following the AXS dataset merge.
Quick Copy: right-click any vessel and hit Quick Copy (or ALT+X) to instantly paste a clean position into WhatsApp, email, or chat.
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| AIBI Reports |
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Waypoints: now live for Tanker, Dry, LNG and LPG users. Analyse vessel crossing trends across 34 key maritime chokepoints including Cape of Good Hope, Singapore, and major canals. Particularly valuable amid ongoing uncertainty around the Strait of Hormuz.
Floating Storage: now live for all Tanker users. Track floating activity across Crude and Product markets, with enhanced filtering, crude grade groupings, and direct vessel click-through. During the Iran conflict, floating storage reached all-time highs, this dashboard makes that signal visible in real time.
Fleets: the 7th AIBI report release, now live for Tanker users. Assess a fleet's geographical deployment and key metrics, with benchmarking against other companies. New in this version: expanded owner and commercial operator filtering, flexible vessel class and cargo type selection, and separate regional groupings for Europe and West Africa.
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Research and analysis from our team
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Hormuz Disruption: How the Tanker Market Is Adapting
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With tanker transits through the Strait running over 95% below pre-conflict levels, VLCCs are redeploying toward the Atlantic Basin. Signal Ocean data shows VLCC ballasters in the US Gulf approaching 60 vessels, while 5-year-old tonnage now trades above newbuild contract prices : a clear signal that prompt availability is being priced at a premium.
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Indonesian Coal: Weather Clears, But Demand Doesn't Follow
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Indonesian coal exports to China fell sharply through 2025 and remain subdued into 2026 : and Signal Ocean data shows weather was not the culprit. Policy tightening, HBA-linked pricing friction, and China's push toward domestic supply are the structural drivers. A potential El Niño shift may ease mining conditions in H2, but without a demand-side recovery, tonne-mile growth will stay constrained.
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Steel Flows Slip as Hormuz and China's Coal Crisis Compound
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Global seaborne steel flows fell 8% year-on-year in April 2026. The Strait of Hormuz has effectively severed Chinese steel exports to the Arabian Gulf : a corridor that typically absorbs 11% of Chinese seaborne steel. A gas explosion at a Chinese coking coal mine adds a new cost shock to already-pressured blast furnace economics. Indonesia remains a bright spot, but cannot offset broader weakness through Q3.
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Dry Bulk Week 20: BDI Approaches 3,000 on Broad-Based Gains
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The Baltic Dry Index approaches the 3,000-point threshold with Capesize leading at +149% year-on-year : the strongest performance since 2023. Brazilian iron ore exports rose 11% month-on-month in April, reinforcing Atlantic Capesize fundamentals. Panamax tonne-mile demand holds above the 100% index threshold, while Supramax lags at 97%.
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Bauxite: China Drives Growth, but Guinea's Export Cap Is a Watch Point
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Global bauxite flows rose 24% year-on-year in April 2026, with China up 26%. India has emerged as a key alternative destination as Arabian Gulf flows remain disrupted : receiving 781kt in April, up 24% year-on-year. The key risk: Guinea is considering capping exports at 150mt in 2026, down from 178mt in 2025, which could release around 46 Capesize vessels and weigh on the freight market.
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In the Field
Geneva Dry & Singapore Maritime Week : Signal Ocean + AXS
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Thank you for reading the latest from Signal Ocean!
Stay tuned for more updates, insights, and tools.
Ash Torvi | Marketing Communications, The Signal Group
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