The uptrend in the river/sea coaster market continued and even accelerated further. Despite this, freights in the conventional coaster market hovered around $16-17/tonne for steel fixtures on a 5,000-tonne basis and around $17-18/tonne for grain fixtures on the Novorossiysk-Marmara route.
The upward trend in the river/sea coaster market, which started last week, extended to this week. On the other hand, some movements in the conventional coaster market can be expected these days.
The river/sea coaster market had seen a pause last week. Owing to poor weather conditions this week, as more vessels were kept occupied, another rise in freight rates took place.
The recovery momentum in the river/seacoaster market lost steam this week, but at least freight rates remained stable.
Slight recovery continued in the river/sea coaster market. This increase was driven not so much by cargo but by the fact that the shipments were moved to longer ranges.
The river/sea type coaster market in the Black Sea has recovered slightly following the declines of the previous week.
Due to the rumors circulating, the river/sea type coaster market has suffered significant declines. In conventional coasters there has been no change at all.
The river/sea coaster market remained stagnant this week following the previous couple of weeks’ rallies. However freight rates were again stable in conventional coasters.
Even though Turkey is not a buyer in the river/sea type coaster market, the number of idle vessels has surprisingly begun to decline. The conventional coaster market remained quiet again.
Freight rates for river/sea type coasters have improved marginally with the fresh harvest and slightly higher wheat prices, but there is not enough momentum. But freight rates for conventional coasters remained unchanged.
The surge in the river/sea type coaster market, which began with the new harvest year, has reached its second week. But it was not possible to discuss the same situation with conventional. coasters.
While there was slightly more hopeful atmosphere in the freight rate markets for river/sea type coasters this week, conventional coasters market fell again.
