Handysize
Small-parcel dry-bulk workhorses
Current level
15 Oct 2026
What this index measures: Daily freight index for Handysize dry-bulk carriers (~25,000 to 40,000 dwt), the flexible small-parcel segment that reaches ports the bigger classes cannot.
Average TC earnings
$18k/day
+75 $/day
Month over month
+6.2%
Since Jun 2026
+18.1%
Year over year
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Not enough history
5-year
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Not enough history
Handysize: realised time-charter earnings
Realised quarterly earnings (dots) with a monthly estimate between them; the shaded band is the typical range. The monthly line averages back to each realised quarter, so it fills the path between them without contradicting them. An estimate, not a market index.
Dots: realised time-charter equivalent, the median across owners each quarter. Line: monthly estimate between realised quarters; band: typical range.
Daily index level · 1 Jun 2026 to 15 Oct 2026
Handysize: history
The daily level of this index, one point per publishing day. Non-publishing days simply have no point.
Reported fixtures
Latest Handysize fixtures
- Scio Spirit$16,500/dayNorfolkUK-Continent11 Sept
- Fanoula$20,000/daySW PassWest Mediterranean11 Sept
- Alinda$16,000/daySW PassAtlantic Colombia11 Sept
- Vera London$16,500-$16,750New YorkIskenderun11 Sept
- Federica$19,000/dayMobileUshant-Skaw range11 Sept
- Pirrihios$10,000/dayMatadiTema11 Sept
- Umea$26,500/daySalvadorPeru11 Sept
- Hanze Gendt$21,000/dayRecaladaNorth Fortaleza11 Sept
- Eastern Hawk$16,000/dayAntwerpMorocco11 Sept
- Locomotion$18,000/day11 Sept
How this index is computed
Daily $/day time-charter equivalent across the standard handysize route basket, averaged from reported charter fixtures and converted to a single index point. Published each business day; non-publishing days simply have no point (weekends and holidays legitimately lag).