Dry Bulk

摘要

Drewry sees mixed prospects for the dry bulk market in February.rnCoal trade growth is expected to be feeble because easingrnconsumption in India and China is likely to cool down the demandrnfor imported coal. Moreover, steel trade is expected to continue torndeteriorate. Nonetheless, Drewry expects steady iron ore and grainrntrades to render some support to the charter rates.rnIn January, the dry bulk market was volatile and charter rates wiltedrnahead of the Lunar New Year. Hence, the average BDI declined byrn12.6% . Meanwhile, trip rates also dropped across all segmentsrnexcept for Capesizes.