Tag: Coal vessel freight

  • India: Coal freights decline w-o-w amid soft demand

    India: Coal freights decline w-o-w amid soft demand

    Ample tonnage supply weighs on freights Decline in bunker prices pressures rates India’s coal freights declined this week amid an oversupply of vessels in the Pacific Basin and weak cargo demand. Limited tonnage requirements, particularly for coal shipments from Australia, disrupted market equilibrium, leading to intense competition among shipowners and putting downward pressure on rates.…