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            The small-tonnage freight market remains under pressure, which, however, is quite expected: in the last 10 years, ship owners managed to prevent the rate decline in January-February only in 2021. Despite the return of all players from holidays, the market activity remains low; this applies even to shipments of Ukrainian grain.

            Activity remains minimal on the small-tonnage freight market, which is quite traditional for the very beginning of January. Thus, the 1H-mid January tonnage list is gradually growing in the Black and Mediterranean Seas, with only Ukrainian grains being relatively actively offered among all the cargoes.

            Considering the upcoming Christmas and New Year holidays as well as the absence of any considerable activity growth on the markets of the Black and Mediterranean Seas, ship owners seem to have resigned themselves to the fact that they will not manage to raise freight rates even slightly till the end of the year.