The low demand for ships and the shortage of orders are putting pressure on the cost of freight in the ports of Ukraine

Weak demand for vessels and a small number of orders force shipowners to keep freight rates from Ukrainian ports at a low level, Spike Brokers company experts report.

Thus, the cost of the freight of firecrackers from the Danube ports during the week almost did not change, only in the direction of the Eastern Mediterranean it decreased by $1/t. Barge freight rates to Ruse and Silistra also remain low, as do rates for handysizes.

At the same time, tariffs for panamax transportation to South Vietnam increased by $1/t, and to China decreased by $1/t.

As of August 28, freight rates for transportation by river transport were:

• Izmail – Constanta, Romania (1-3 thousand t) – 10 €/t,
• Izmail – Ruse/Siistra (Bulgaria) (1-3 thousand t) – 16 €/t,
• Izmail - the eastern coast of Greece (5-7 thousand tons) - $19-20/t,
• Reni - Marmara (Turkey) (5-7 thousand tons) - $17-18/t.

At the same time, the rates for transportation from the port of Chornomorsk were as follows:

• Israel (30-35 thousand tons) - $29-30/t,
• South China (60-65 thousand tons) - $50-51/t,
• South Vietnam (60-65 thousand tons) – $47-48/ton.