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Bulk Shipping Market Bears Weak Tone
= $32.00 / ton set on 160,000-ton Brazilian ore carrier bound for China =
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<W. Australia - China>
- BHP Billiton voyage-chartered the NAVIOS HAPPINESS (2009-built) to ship 170,000 tons of iron ore at Port Hedland, Western Australia for transport to Qingdao, China. Freight rate: $13.25/ton. (Fio loading to scale; unloading 30,000 t/d) Laycan schedule: Sep 5 - 15.

- BHP Billiton voyage-chartered the GENCO COMMODUS to ship 170,000 tons of iron ore at Port Hedland for transport to Qingdao. Freight rate: approx. $13.70/ton. (Fio loading to scale; unloading 30,000 t/d) Laycan schedule: Sep 5 - 15. The vessel is relet from Morgan Stanley.

<Brazil - S. Korea>
- South Korean STX Pan Ocean voyage-chartered a COSCOBULK-owned TBN to ship 170,000 tons of iron ore at Itaguaí, Brazil for transport to Pohang, South Korea. Freight rate: $33.00/ton. (Fio loading 40,000 t/d; unloading 45,000 t/d) Laycan schedule: Sep 11 - 25.

<Brazil - China>
- Falcon Shipping voyage-chartered an Oldendorff-owned TBN to ship 160,000 tons of iron ore at Ponta do Ubu, Brazil for transport to Qingdao. Freight rate: $32.00/ton. (Fio loading to scale; unloading 30,000 t/d) Laycan schedule: Sep 13 - 22.

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<Australia - Italy>
- Italian steel company ILVA voyage-chartered the SHEKOU SEA (1996-built) to ship 70,000 tons of coal at Newcastle, Australia for transport to Taranto, Italy. Freight rate: $24.00/ton. (Fio loading to scale; unloading 30,000 t/d) Laycan schedule: Sep 1 - 10. The vessel is relet from GMI.

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<Guinea - Spain>
- Belgian shipping company Cobelfret voyage-chartered the HEPHAESTUS (2001-built) to ship 60,000 tons of bauxite at Port Kamsar, Guinea for transport to San Cipriano, Spain. Freight rate: $13.50/ton. (Fio loading 24,000 t/d; unloading 15,000 t/d) Laycan schedule: Sep 2 - 8. The vessel is relet from Cargill.
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