Med coaster market remains hot thanks to steels and minerals

摘要

There is ballooning demand for small-tonnage vessels in the Mediterranean Sea owing to active steels traffic ex Turkey and Egypt, as well as regular shipments of minerals and fertilizers. On the metallurgical market: Charterers offer $27/t for transportation of 10,500t of HRC from the Marmara Sea to Ravenna given 2,000 sshex l/d rates (equivalent to mere $6.5k daily bss RV); Transportation of 8-10,000 t of HRC from Iskenderun to Morocco costs low $50s/t bss sous palan disch; Slightly more than 5,000 t of HRC have been fixed from Alexandria to Ravenna at low $40s/t given 1,000x/2,000x l/d rates; Brokers suggest very high €20s/t for shipment of 5-6,000 t of steels from Seville to the Marmara Sea; Owners of 2k dwt vessels are seeking to get €40k bss lumpsum for intra-Adriatic steel shipments.