Remittance Network September 26 News - U.S. Department of Commerce on Thursday (September 26) released data showed U.S. second-quarter economic growth was steady at initial level, but the home purchase price of goods and services in four years first down.

Specific data showed U.S. second-quarter real gross domestic product (GDP) rate of the final value of the quarter grew by 2.5% expected growth of 2.6%, the initial value of 2.5% growth.

U.S. second quarter GDP deflator rose 0.6% in the final value is expected to increase the initial value will be steady at 0.7% level. The second quarter annualized real GDP final value of $ 15.6797 trillion, an initial value of $ 15.681 trillion.

The second quarter, the final value of the final quarter annualized sales rate increased by 2.1%, is expected to increase by 1.9% will be steady at the level of the initial value quarter annualized rate of consumer spending rose by 1.8%, the initial increase of 1.8% durables spending years quarter rate of increase of 6.2%, the initial increase of 6.1%.

In the second quarter, the export rate of the final value of the quarter increased by 8.0%, the initial increase of 5.4 percent imports quarter rate final value increased by 6.9%, the initial increase of 9.5%.

PCE price index

Suits the media in September announced earlier findings that U.S. economic growth expected before the end of acceleration, which shares the momentum will be maintained until 2014, due to the economic growth momentum material enhancement, employment growth should accelerate and drive down the unemployment rate.

Tanker newbuilding orders rebounded significantly

Source: International Ship Network Published :2013-9-26

Reported that, despite the recent recovery in bulk shipping market, BDI index also rose to 2000 points or more, but is still difficult to determine whether the long-term sustainability of this recovery, which orders the ship owner for this behavior is still somewhat restrained. However, with the bulk carrier orders is different, but there tanker orders rebounded significantly.

      According to shipbroker Clarkson Hellas latest report last week, only two new bulk carrier market orders. Capital Maritime in Jinhai Heavy 2 +2 custom-made orders ship 180,000 dwt Capesize bulk carriers, boat price has not been announced, but the delivery period has been set at 2015. In addition, a few months ago, Elcano orders at Shanhaiguan Shipyard has ordered two 120,000 dwt Capesize vessels mini, every ship price of about $ 37 million, the second half of 2015 is expected to be delivered in this order last week was able to publish.

      On the other hand, last week's tanker market orders mainly in the chemical tanker aspects. Stream Tankers and Fukuoka in Japan Shitanoe shipyard shipyards were under a single custom-made stainless steel chemical tanker 2, wherein the first ship is expected to be delivered by 2015. Each contract contains three options for orders.

      Meanwhile, the Malaysian national oil company at Hyundai Heavy Industries has ordered 4 +4 orders ship 150,000 cubic meters of LNG carriers, each ship price of about $ 212.5 million, is expected to be delivered in 2016 and 2017. Tianjin Southwest Jiangnan Changxing Heavy Industry Co., Ltd. has ordered two orders of 83,000 m3 LPG carriers, each ship price of about $ 67.5 million, the fourth quarter is expected to be delivered in 2015. Tachibanaya in Japan, Murakami show Shipbuilding (Murakami Hide) under a single custom-made two 5000 cubic meters of LPG carriers, each ship price of approximately $ 17.75 million, is expected to be delivered in 2014 and 2015 contract also includes a 7500 cubic meters of LPG carriers alternative orders, the price is about $ 22 million, is expected to be delivered in 2014.

      In addition, Ocean Yield orders in Xiamen Shipbuilding Industry has ordered two parking spaces for car carrier 8500, the price per vessel is approximately $ 68.5 million, is expected to be delivered to the first half of 2016, and with Hoegh Autoliners signed a long-term charter contracts .