Tanker S&P: A Tale of Two Markets

The tanker Sale & Purchase market during September and October 2026 reveals an interesting divergence between vessels offered for sale and those actually changing hands, highlighting differences in investment appetite across vessel segments, age groups and shipbuilding countries.

Y/KNOT Invest secures second charter for tanker AMETHYST at US$175,000 per day

Y/KNOT Invest announces a new charter agreement for its recently acquired tanker AMETHYST with one of the world’s leading oil and petroleum products trading groups.

Ultramax & Handysize market: A tale of two markets as regional imbalances reshape the freight landscape

By Iakovos (Jack) Archontakis
Senior Maritime Strategy Consultant-Chartering Executive & TMC MARITIME Commercial Director

Weekly Market Review & Forward Outlook | Week Ending 30 October 2026

A Market of Contrasts: Regional Divergence Takes Centre Stage

The week ending 30 October brought into sharper focus the increasingly fragmented nature of the Ultramax and Handysize markets, with freight performance diverging across the principal trading basins and the balance of negotiating power shifting according to regional tonnage availability and cargo demand.

Dry Bulk Market Holds Its Course as Kamsarmaxes Suffer Double-Digit Weekly Losses

Weekly Market Report & Forward Outlook Week ending 30 October 2026

By Iakovos (Jack) Archontakis
Senior Maritime Strategy Consultant-Chartering Executive & TMC MARITIME  Commercial Director

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Dr Fotios-Evangelos Karlis

Maritime Executive & Shipping Consultant

BDI Edges Higher, but Diverging Vessel Performance Reveals an Uneven Market

The dry bulk market maintained a broadly steady course over the past week, although performance across the various vessel segments remained uneven.

The first ever international blue economy summit comes to Genoa, 16–19 November

Registration is now officially open for BEST – The Blue Economy Summit & Trade Show, the international event dedicated to the blue economy, taking place in Genoa from Monday 16 to Thursday 19 November 2026 at the Blue Pavilion – Jean Nouvel Pavilion, at the Waterfront di Levante. Attendance is free, but registration via the event's official website is required.

Moore Maritime Index (MMI) – 2025 Results

Moore Maritime Index (“MMI”), a database containing operating costs and revenues from more than 1,500 vessels, has been updated and is available with the 2025 data.