The ECSA Round Trip Only Pays in One Direction — 03.11.2026
Handysize earnings out of East Coast South America are running roughly three times what owners get on the way back. Tonnage positioning, not grain volumes, is the real story on this route.
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Indices and Bunkers
Baltic Indices
- BDI2,648
- Capesize (BCI)3,963
- Panamax (BPI)1,874
- Supramax (BSI)1,856
- Handysize (BHSI)1,014
Bunkers, $/Mt
- VLSFO Singapore$1,003.50
- VLSFO Rotterdam$763.50
- VLSFO Piraeus$867.00
- VLSFO Fujairah$991.50
- MDO Singapore$1,263.00
- MDO Rotterdam$1,402.50
- MDO Piraeus$1,559.00
- MDO Fujairah$1,692.50
Capesize Routes
- C3 Tubarão–Qingdao~$36.8/mt
- C5 W. Australia–Qingdao~$15.0/mt
Baltic 2 Nov 2026 (last close) · Bunkers 2 Nov 2026
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