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Freight
Detailed overview and forecast for dry cargo freight market development in Azov-Black Sea basin, Mediterranean Sea, Baltic basin, Caspian Sea and Far East basin. More than 500 freight rates for the main routes of dry cargo transportation. There is also unique data regarding the number of idle vessels of certain companies.
27.01.12
11:16
Average time-charter rates for large-tonnage ships // week 4, 2012
Panamax/Handysize time-charter rates are still receding, having lost some...
27.01.12
11:12
Changes in fuel prices // week 4, 2012
26.01.12
09:23
Freight rates lose $1-2/t in large tonnage segment of Black Sea and stabilize in Azov Sea // week 4, 2012
In the Black Sea freight market, trade remains slow in late January...
25.01.12
12:51
Mediterranean Sea freight rates still stable // week 4, 2012
Freight rates have stood largely still in the Mediterranean Sea in late January...
25.01.12
11:50
Fertilizer shipments in January
In January, fertilizer shipments from the Azov-Black Sea ports have remained...
Ports
Exclusive and complete information about handling volumes and rates, ports stocks and cargo supplies by certain shippers.
25.01.12
11:53
In 2011, Far Eastern ports handle 125 mt of cargoes; transshipment of coal reaches all-time high, that of ferrous metals falls by third
In 2011, overall cargo transshipment surged by 7.1 mt to 125 mt at ports of the Far Eastern basin...
24.01.12
11:51
Far Eastern ports handle over 10 mt of different cargoes in December; bulk oil and ferrous metal transshipment rises, while that of coal drops somewhat
In December, total handling increased in the Far Eastern basin to 10.4 mt, by 388,000 t up m-o-m...
19.01.12
11:24
Baltic ports handle over 140 mt of different cargoes in 2011; bulk-oil and chemicals transshipment hits record levels, grain reloading falls to minimum
The ports of the Baltic states handled 140.3 mt of different cargoes in 2011, 12.8 mt up y-o-y...
18.01.12
15:55
Ukraine. Export of pig iron by rail to ports in December, ‘000t
18.01.12
15:55
Ukraine. Export of finished steel products by rail to ports in December, ‘000t
Cargoes
Export and import prices for the main types of cargoes. News and situation on the commodity markets - coal and coke, iron and non-ferrous ores, pig iron, scrap and metallics, steel, metals, fertilizers and chemicals, cement, kaolin, grain, sugar, timber.
21.01.12
14:20
Mineral fertilizers export and import prices in basic ports // week 3, 2012
Global prices for urea have no room to grow further, end users rejecting suppliers’ offers...
21.01.12
13:20
Export prices for basic metallurgical raw materials and steel products // week 3, 2012
By the end of the 3d week of January the iron ore market in China slackened...
20.01.12
13:18
Coal export prices // week 3, 2012
By the end of the 3d week of January activity in the European thermal coal market...
20.01.12
10:02
Russian suppliers raise methanol exports in 2011 mainly thanks to shipments to new markets
In 2011, exports of Russian methanol amounted to slightly over 1.26 mt, 5.6% up y-o-y...
20.01.12
09:52
Grain export prices // week 3, 2012

Freight rates

Azov Sea
Steel Coal Grain
3,000t, Yeisk - the Sea of Marmara, $/t
Weeks
Black sea
Iron ore Coal Grain
70,000t, Yuzhny-northern China, $/t
Weeks
Caspian Sea
Steel
3,000t, Astrakhan - Anzali, $/t
Weeks
Baltic Sea
Steel Coal Scrap
3,000t, Saint Petersburg - ECUK, €/t
Weeks
Far East Basin
Coal Scrap Timber
70,000t, Vostochny - Japan, $/t
Weeks
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2011