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Bulk Shipping Market Advances Further
= $8.20 / ton set on 150,000-ton Brazilian ore carrier bound for China =
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<W. Australia - China>
- Rio Tinto Shipping (RTS) voyage-chartered the PASCHALIS D (2002-built) to ship 160,000 tons of iron ore at Dampier, Western Australia for transport to Qingdao, China. Freight rate: $4.15/ton. (Fio loading to scale; unloading 30,000 t/d) Laycan schedule: Dec 20 - 30.

- RTS voyage-chartered the GO PATORO (1991-built) to ship 150,000 tons of iron ore at Dampier for transport to Qingdao. Freight rate: $4.20/ton. (Fio loading to scale; unloading 30,000 t/d) Laycan schedule: Dec 20 - 30.

<Brazil - China>
- US company Cometals voyage-chartered the CHS BRIGHT (1995-built) to ship 150,000 tons of iron ore at Itaguaí, Brazil for transport to Xingang, Tianjin, China. Freight rate: $8.20/ton. (Fio loading to scale; unloading 30,000 t/d) Laycan schedule: Dec 18 - 25.

<India - China>
- Hong Kong's shipping company Noble Chartering voyage-chartered a TBN to ship 130,000 tons of iron ore at Visakhapatnam, India for transport to Qingdao. Freight rate: approx. $4.80/ton. (Fio loading 15,000 t/d; unloading 30,000 t/d) Laycan schedule: Dec 15 - 25.

<Norway - Oman>
- German shipping company Oldendorff time-chartered the BET PRINCE (163,554 dwt, 1995-built) with delivery at Dunkirk, France and redelivery in Oman via Narvik, Norway. Charter rate: $5,750/day. Laycan schedule: Dec 17 - 19.

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<W. Australia - S. America>
- BHP Billiton time-chartered the NORDELBE (75,323 dwt, 2001-built) with delivery in Hong Kong and redelivery in South America via Western Australia. Charter rate: $3,500/day.
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