The European Energy Exchange (EEX) has reported record dry freight volumes.
Cleared and exchange-traded dry-bulk freight business jumped 42% in the first half of the year.
Some 598,300 lots were traded in the period from January to June, up from 422,224 in the same period last year.
It is the highest six monthly volumes figure since the Deutsch Borse subsidiary moved into the freight market five years ago.
