tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1301590790606020.post5550651642048742690..comments2024-02-23T00:46:53.433-08:00Comments on The Virtual Shipbroker: Freight market update!!The Virtual Shipbrokerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13194680475223774516noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1301590790606020.post-80247461710798841652015-10-10T00:44:04.010-07:002015-10-10T00:44:04.010-07:00Hi VS - we are often required to come up with a fo...Hi VS - we are often required to come up with a forecast for freight rates in our line of work. I have seen that newbuild rates are usually more stable than 5 year TC rates, so the way I approach this exercise is taking an average new build rate from the previous 2-3 years, build in a 2 year construction period, and try to plug in a number for the TC rate from year 3 to year 18 (15 year life) Ronhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14388484492789692459noreply@blogger.com