b'ANTWERP XLJULY 25 - AUGUST 21, 2022BREAKBULK QUARTERLY 13ACL AJOT_SailSchedule_2020_ACL2/27/209:33 AMPage 1MPP sector in seasonal ONNEESSHHIIPPslowdown but will itObounce back in the fall? C onCo nttaaiinneerrss,,RROORROO,,BBrreeaakkbbuullkkCCaarrggooThe multipurpose fleet with the breakbulk sector hashadagoodrunandaseasonalslowdown might be just that. But with COVID impacts and a multitude of other disruptive factors, nothing is a given now. By George Lauriat, AJOTThebreakbulksectorofTMI went from $7005 to an the dry bulk shipping marketastounding$21,863.Inthe hasenteredtheseasonalrecentlyreleasedJuly2022 summerofdoldrums.OfTMI the rates were $23,099RORO Customer Servicecourse,anyreferencetocomparedto$11,225backA SERVICE AL1 SERVICE AL2 SERVICE 877-918-7676seasonalorannualininJulyof2021.TophersFROM NEW YORK Cuto Friday Cuto Thursday Cuto Monday Export Customer ServiceLOLO RORO LOLO LOLOtheshippingmarketsmustmarketcommentaryforTO Transit Time Transit Time Transit Time Transit Time 800-225-1235besaidwithpost-COVIDtheir July release suggests aANTWERP 1620 18Export Documentation 888-802-0401caution.Ittakesonlyaseasonalslowdown:AlongDUBLIN 12Import Customer ServiceANTWERP XLshortlookbacktolastyearwith rising temperatures, theBELFAST 13888-802-0403GTEBORG 21 tounderstandtheprudenceholiday mood is increasinglyHAMBURG 13 17 15 22 Logisticsinascribingnormalitytospreading,makingpeopleLE HAVRE17 866-821-7449decidedly abnormal circumstancesleaveforsummervacationLIVERPOOL 9 13 Credit & CollectionspostCOVIDrebound(SLOWDOWNcontinuedLONDON GATEWAY20 19 888-225-7747andChinalockdownsandon page 16) ROTTERDAM11 20slowingeconomy,inflation, recessionarytrendsinmany economies,Russia-Ukraine warandimpactonglobal markets, etc. TheBreakbulksector, of the Dry Bulk shipping fleet is normally considered to be self-sustaining(sometimes calledmultipurposeships orMPPs)meaningonboard cranes to handle cargo, vessels inthesmallersizesloosely slotted into the Handysize (up to 40,000 dwt) or Handymax (up to 60,000 dwt) largely for thepurposesofestablishing freight rates and other baseline shippingdata.Withinthese looseparametersthereare many individual ship classes, often dedicated to specialized handling of oversized cargos likewindbladesorminingREGISTER equipment.However,these shiphauleverythingthatcan be placed in a ships hold andNOWthus compete with other sectors such as ro/ro and even in some circumstancescontainerized4 - 6 OCTOBER 2022shipping.Forthosereasons, sizeandmarkets,therateANTWERP EXPO | ANTWERPstructure of breakbulk shipping has been fairly modest. THE FUTUREs uMMers olstIce forOF BREAKBULKB reakBulk ?Take for example, Toephers MultiPurposeIndexorTMI. ToepherTransportisa Hamburg-basedshipbroker primarilyengagedinS&P (SaleandPurchase)and newbuildings with particular interestinmultipurposevessels generallysmallersized vessels. The TMI is a barometer ofMPPcharterratesforthe sector but also a guide to the breakbulk sector in general.The monthly index from July of 2017 until March of 2021, ranged between $6,265 and7,520withahighof $7,578 in November of 2019.REGISTER NOW Host sponsorBut there was a steep climb intheTMIfromJanuaryANTWERPXL.COM2021untilJanuaryof2022, whenaslightlevelingoff began.Overthattimethe Easyfairs_AXL22_20x25cm_Reg5mmbleed.indd 1 23/06/2022 17:37:12'