With capesizes once again on the decline (BCI down over 10 pct for the week) the BDI lost nearly 5 pct to close just over 1,400 points. The gain of the BPI which climbed 7,5 pct was not enough to offset the losses of the capesize segment as well as the handy (BHSI) and supramax (BSI) sectors, both of which fell around 2 pct and 6 pct respectively ( Read more... )

Отчёт за прошедшую неделю (датирован 11-го февраля 2011 г.) любезно предоставлен компанией P.F. Bassoe AS, Oslo, Norway:

As expected, the week started with a good amount of new enquiries as the Far East returned back from holiday.
Ships started to disappear for end month liftings, and during the week the list got thinner for every day.
Owners were in ( Read more... )