Seanergy Maritime chief executive Stamatis Tsantanis can give several reasons as to why he expects the rising capesize bulker market to continue its upward trend, following a months-long steady decline.

The Baltic Exchange’s Capesize 5TC of spot-rate averages across five key routes slid steadily from above $23,000 per day in late December to just under $2,300 per day by mid-February before rising back up to about $17,500 per day by Wednesday.