Grain sea-river shipping rates ex Azov Sea ports skyrocketing

摘要

An upward trend has strengthened in the Azov Sea. Traders are increasingly showing activity as the introduction of an export duty onRussian wheat approaches (Feb 15). Charterers are also spurred by a rapid upturn in export prices both in the Black Sea and on the worldmarket as a whole. Amid growing excitement, as well as given worsening ice conditions, owners actively push rates up, raising them dayby day.