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Mitsui OSK sees recovery signs in China steel market
(Agencies)
Updated: 2009-02-12 19:03 Mitsui OSK Lines Ltd, operator of the world's biggest fleet of bulk carriers for shipping iron ore and coal, said the sea freight rate for capesize bulkers had hit bottom in December 2008.
"The freight rate (for capesize bulkers) clearly hit bottom in early December," Yasuoka said in an interview on Thursday. "Chinese mills need to buy more iron ore, due to the economic package. That in turn has made some iron ore miners bullish in price talks on iron ore with mills," he said. He expects China's big steelmills like Baosteel Group to start buying iron ore after the 2009/10 contract price is set, pushing up the freight rates further after April. The Baltic capesize index BACI gained 5.41 percent on Thursday to a four-month high. A recent surge in freight rates and sudden burst of import demand in China has fanned speculation that China's economic recovery is near. But some analysts said the recent spate of buying can be explained by importers restocking inventories and government purchases. (For more biz stories, please visit Industries)
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