Logs, grain, steel: what happened to the capesizes fixed for unconventional cargoes?

Sometimes talk in the market turns is just talk, but rumours that a capesize bulker was fixed to carry logs have turned out to be correct and more such voyages will follow, TradeWinds can reveal.

Several capesizes were said to have been fixed on unconventional trades earlier this year, when freight rates for smaller bulkers were trading at a premium.