Ports and Shipping - 2019 Ends with plethora of newbuilding and SandP deals.

Ship owners have sought to seal a number of deals prior to the end of 2019, both in the newbuilding and the second hand markets. In its latest weekly report, shipbroker Allied Shipbroking noted that "things remained interesting for yet another week in the newbuilding market. In the dry bulk sector, we witnessed an another good rally for the Kamsarmax size segment, which saw its Orderbook boosted by 4 (optional + 4) units. This may have caught many by surprise...