Demolition and project restarts lift multipurpose carriers

摘要

It seems 2013 will mark the low point for the multipurpose carriers sector. Loss-making daily rates for multipurpose tonnage and wafer-thin margins for commercial managers continue to characterise breakbulk and project cargo trades. However, Fairplay heard from sector analysts, freight forwarders, and chartering experts at last week's Breakbulk Europe event in Antwerp that a much diminished shipbuilding orderbook and growing project restarts around the world could set the foundation for a gradual market recovery from next year.