Handysize specialist Taylor Maritime Investments (TMI) is boosting contract coverage ahead of the holiday season.

And the London-listed owner’s chief executive Ed Buttery told TradeWinds he would like to see more charter deals concluded ahead of an “inflection point” for the sector.

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The CEO said the spot market was paying $6,000 or $7,000 a day on handysizes a month ago.