Charter rates rise above USD 10,000

The charter rates continue their upward trend and have now broken through the 10,000-dollar barrier. While the rates are up 61 per cent year-on-year, shipping broker Toepfer Transport says the current levels do not represent record earnings but merely levels at which...
Charter rates keep rising

Charter rates keep rising

Charter rates for multipurpose vessels keep rising bit by bit since the sudden fall at the beginning of the year. Day rates increased by 114 dollars to USD 6,729 this month, Toepfer’s multipurpose shipping index shows. The day rates have recovered 5.5% since...
Charter rates continue upward trend

Charter rates continue upward trend

The charter rates for multipurpose vessels continue to crawl back up from the low levels of June and July this year. Toepfer’s Multipurpose Shipping Index for October shows an increase of 70 dollars to an average day-rate of USD 6615. Over the past three months, the...