Fewer ships sold for scrap in June, adding pressure to freight rates

Posted on Jul 21st, 2010 with tags .

The easing of vessel tonnage supply should be among the main concerns among ship owners, especially those active in dry bulk shipping. The reason is pretty obvious; any additional supply is hurting the market’s chance of a recovery in rates, with the dry bulk industry’s main benchmark, the Baltic Dry Index (BDI) having nosedived for 35 straight session, losing more than 55% of its value back in late May.

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