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Issue #014 says the opposite: Sunday's edge is publishing unchanged data honestly. China customs is still the freshest macro event, while the latest public May 10 dry, tanker, TD3C, bunker, and Brent inputs are still the last verified May 8 market prints

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MARIVO turns unchanged prints into an operating decision: BDI 2,978, BCI 4,955, BDTI 2,574, BCTI 1,851, TD3C still WS408.13, Rotterdam VLSFO $797.50/mt, Singapore VLSFO $797.00/mt, and Brent $101.29/bbl all say hold executable assumptions steady until Monday's reopen

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Issue #014 keeps macro and execution separate: China customs is still supportive, but U.S. I/S is still 1.33, ISM is still 52.7, Port of LA March throughput is still 752,519.5 TEU, and no second public freight session has confirmed a broader Sunday repricing

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Issue #014 from Sunday, May 10, 2026. Scroll through the actual briefing — the same verified May 8 public market prints, Friday's China customs rebound still in view, and the decision framework for running a Sunday plan without inventing a new move.

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THE MARIVO MORNING BRIEF
Sunday, May 10, 2026 — Issue #014 · Your maritime market, decoded.
\uD83D\uDCCA MOMENTUM TRACKERvs Issue #013
Biggest Movers:
1. Baltic Dry Index0 (0.0%)
2. Baltic Capesize Index0 (0.0%)
3. Baltic Dirty Tanker Index0 (0.0%)
Corrections:
No fresher public Baltic or bunker row printed before Sunday publication, so Issue #014 carries the last verified May 8 prints rather than implying a weekend repricing
China customs is still the freshest macro release at +14.2% April trade, while TD3C still reads WS408.13 and the rest of the official demand cadence is unchanged: ISM 52.7, U.S. I/S 1.33, Port of LA 752,519.5 TEU
→ Signal: the edge today is freshness discipline. Carry Friday's verified numbers into Sunday planning and wait for Monday before repricing.
\uD83D\uDCC8 KEY MARKET NUMBERSLatest accessible data into May 10
Baltic Dry
2,978
0.0%
Baltic Capesize
4,955
0.0%
Dirty Tanker Index
2,574
0.0%
TD3C VLCC
WS408.13
0.0%
VLSFO Rotterdam
$797.50/mt
0.0%
VLSFO Singapore
$797.00/mt
0.0%
\uD83D\uDD34 ALERT OF THE DAY
China's April rebound still has no second-day freight confirmation.
China customs is still the freshest macro event at +14.2% April trade, +9.8% exports, and +20.6% imports. Into Sunday, May 10, the latest accessible public commercial tape is still the verified May 8 set: BDI 2,978, BCI 4,955, BDTI 2,574, BCTI 1,851, TD3C still WS408.13, Rotterdam VLSFO $797.50/mt, Singapore VLSFO $797.00/mt, and Brent $101.29/bbl.
→ The operating call is to hold executable pricing and fuel assumptions steady until a new public session actually prints.
\uD83D\uDCA1 STRATEGIC INSIGHT
Commercial pricing: carry Friday's verified dry, tanker, TD3C, bunker, and Brent numbers into Sunday's plan rather than inventing a new tape.
Macro interpretation: keep China's April trade rebound in the outlook, but label it as macro support without second-day price confirmation.
Fuel procurement: Rotterdam VLSFO is still $797.50/mt and Singapore VLSFO $797.00/mt, so hold voyage fuel budgets steady until Monday.
\uD83D\uDCE6 DEMAND INDICATORS\u23F1 Data freshness labels
No new official demand release landed after Issue #013. China customs is still the freshest macro print; the rest of the monthly demand calendar is unchanged.
US I/S Ratio1.33Feb 2026Next: May 14
ISM PMI52.7Apr 2026Next: Early June
Port of LA752,519.5 TEUMar 2026Next: Mid-May
China Trade+14.2%Apr 2026Next: Next customs release
→ Release-cadence note: the macro improvement is still real, but there is still no new public freight or bunker session confirming a Sunday repricing.
\uD83D\uDEA2FLEET & TRADE SIGNALS
  • China's April trade rebound remains the freshest macro cargo signal, but no second public market session has confirmed a broader Sunday repricing
  • Dry bulk is unchanged, not broken out: BDI is still 2,978 and BCI still 4,955 on the latest public dated rows
  • Tanker benchmarks also held flat: BDTI 2,574, BCTI 1,851, and TD3C still WS408.13 pending a fresher public route print
  • Fuel costs are stable into Sunday's plan: Rotterdam VLSFO $797.50/mt, Singapore VLSFO $797.00/mt, Rotterdam LSMGO $1,195.50/mt, Singapore LSMGO $1,150.50/mt
\uD83D\uDD0D WATCH THIS SPACE
MondayBaltic reopenFirst true test of whether Friday's China trade rebound gets price confirmation
Next tanker weekTD3C VLCCFirst fresh public route print after the still-active WS408.13 reference
May 14US CensusNext I/S update after 1.33
Mid-MayPort of LAChecks whether April throughput improves from March's 752,519.5 TEU
Next customs releaseChina tradeConfirms whether April's rebound sustains into May
\uD83D\uDD2E THE MARIVO TAKE
Issue #014 says freshness is a risk control. The macro clock improved with Friday's China trade release, but the pricing and fuel clocks did not advance because the latest public dry, tanker, bunker, and TD3C references are still the same verified May 8 prints. The edge is to carry those timestamped numbers into Sunday's plan and only reprice when a new public session actually lands.
— The MARIVO Intelligence Desk
Sources: China customs, StockQ Baltic pages, latest public TD3C mirror, Bunker Index, Yahoo Finance, US Census, ISM, Port of LA · Issue #014

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