On the 50th week in the Azov sea region the freight rates remain on the previous week level and the shipment of 3000 mts of wheat cargo from Azov to Marmara sea ports will cost around USD 23 PMT.
On the 49th week in the Azov sea region the freight rates began to fall and reached the level of USD 23 PMT for shipment of wheat cargo from Azov to Marmara sea ports.
On the 48 week freight rates in Azov-Black sea region have gained a few points. For example, freight rate for 3000 MT of wheat from Azov to Marmara will be around 25 USD per metric ton. Moreover, the market is getting more and more stable as new cargoes are appearing on the market day by day. Charterers starts to actively ship corn and rice, and we can also trace a bunch of new wheat contracts for Turkish buyers.
On the 47th week the Azov-Black Sea region experienced a sharp drop in freight rates. Thus, the price for shipment of 3,000 tons of wheat from Azov to the Marmara Sea ports has dropped by $3, compared to last week, to USD 24 PMT.
On the 46th week freight rates in Black-Azov sea region slightly decreased, comparing with the last week, therethrough, summing up the tendency in the drop of freight rates, which has been happening from the end of October. For example. Freight rate for 3000 MT of wheat from Azov sea to Marmara will be around 27 USD PMT.
On the 45th week freight rates in Azov-Black sea region are keep increasing, but not as drastically as it was last week. For example, the freight rate for 3000 MT of wheat from Azov to Marmara owners are asking around 28 USD PMT. However, a lot of players on the market think, that there won’t be any leaps in freight prices in the future, as it was last week. Moreover, there are going to be a lot of cargoes, but traders are not forecasting more new sales contracts.
On the 44th week in the Azov sea region the level of freight rates has increased significantly. Cancellation of import duty of some grains from the Turkey side has permitted owners to raise their rates for shipments and freight for transportation 3k wheat from Azov to Marmara sea ports has reached the level of USD 27 per metric ton.
On the 43th week in the Azov sea region freight rates have significantly increased compared to the last few weeks levels. So, the rate for the transportation of one metric ton of wheat from Azov to the Marmara sea ports is already equal to USD 23 and the expectations of shipowners are only growing.
On the 42th week the freight rates are still holding at the level of USD 19-20 for the 3k wheat shipment from Azov to Marmara sea ports. However, it is worth noting that on the market is seen an increase in the amount of cargoes, what is likely to lead to an increase in freight rates by next week.
On the 41st week in the Azov sea region the decline in freight rates continues. The rather high activity of the market, which was observed in August-September, it’s tailing off. On this week charterers are already offering USD 18-19 for the 3k wheat shipment from Azov to Marmara sea ports.
