Shortage of vessels boosts USGC petcoke freight rates: sources

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A shortage of vessels persisted in the North Atlantic this week, helping boost petcoke freight rates for cargoes departing the US Gulf Coast, shipping sources said. USGC petcoke traders are competing with strong ship demand from the East Coast South American grain market, with a shipbroker saying it was “very hard to fix a ship right now.” A USGC petcoke trader agreed, saying Panamax and Supramax vessels were hard to find for August and September due to increased demand from South America.