Time charter rates in the multipurpose shipping sector have remained steady over the last month, according to the latest report from shipbroker Toepfer Transport.
Early August figures from Toepfer suggest that the average daily time charter rate for a 12,500 dwt/F-type heavy lift stands at USD6,492. This is a slight increase on July 2020’s rate of USD6,391.
For a year-on-year comparison, Toepfer’s average time charter rate in August 2019 stood at USD7,547.
BBC Chartering said that its fifth Lakermax newbuild multipurpose vessel, BBC Santiago, successfully passed sea trials last week.
The Australian Maritime Safety Authority (AMSA) has issued a ‘refusal of access direction’ to the Netherlands-flagged general cargo ship Marsgracht, banning the ship from entering Australian ports for 180 days.
Vertom has placed an order for four 10,700 dwt geared tweendeckers at Chowgule Shipyards in India.
Damen Shipyards has delivered two Combi Freighter (CF) 5000 vessels to Squtrixo General Trading. Additionally, a CF 3850 will also be handed over to the company.
The US Department of Transportation’s Maritime Administration (MARAD) has allocated USD580 million towards port improvement projects.
