Platts Dry Freight Wire

Platts Dry Freight Wire is unique in providing a truly independent and holistic assessment of the dry freight market, which integrates the views of brokers, shipowners and charterers alike.

Platts Dry Freight Wire provides market participants with price assessments and analysis of the fundamentals affecting freight prices.

Over 250+ independent freight rate assessments updated daily plus extensive listings and analysis of freight heards and fixtures.

• — Keep up-to-date with market developments and spot opportunities ahead of the competition
• — Save time by gaining access to unique cargo information and verified fixtures
• — Understand price drivers and fluctuations to trade, write contracts and negotiate transactions with confidence
• — Understand the tonnage situation and freight levels
• — Leverage arbitrage opportunities to optimize profit margins

• — Daily news and market commentary on the global dry freight market major trading hubs
• — More than 120 independent freight rate assessments updated daily plus extensive listings and analysis of price indications and fixtures
• — Key routes expressed in voyage rates ($/ton) and time charter equivalents ($/day)
• — Coverage of all major vessel sizes, from Capesize to Handysize
• — Coverage of all major dry freight commodities (alumina, bauxite, coking and thermal coal, ferrous scrap, grains, iron ore, limestone, petcoke and sugar)