Tag: Coal vessel freight rate declines

  • India: Coal freights decline w-o-w amid oversupply in vessels

    India: Coal freights decline w-o-w amid oversupply in vessels

    Baltic indices exhibit mixed trends No fixtures on Indonesia-India route India’s coal freights continued to fall this week amid an oversupply of vessels in the region, particularly from Southeast Asia. High tonnage availability shifted the market in favour of charterers, leading shipowners to lower rates to secure cargoes. This downward pressure was further compounded by…