Short Sea Report

Short Sea Shipping in Europe

Europe's short sea shipping market-alternatively known as the coaster trade or European sea-river shipping network-forms the backbone of inter-European trade. With its vast coastlines and multiple bodies of water, the European Continent is ideally suited for an inter-connected logistical transport system. BMTI, which has been following and reporting from inside this special transport sector since the 1980s, has become the leading source of market reporting in the European short sea industry.

Up-to-date information from a deep network of shipbrokers, owners, charterers active in the market. - The BMTI EUSSIX , a weekly ShortSea Index indicates the following -3- principal regions:

Covering 3 principal regions:

• Baltic / North Sea / UK Atlantic
• Med
• Black Sea / Azov / Caspian

including brief insights into some other short sea regions of the world

Short Sea freight rates fresh out of the market / graphs & indices to illustrate market trends

Having an eye on S&P, Demolition, bunker prices, technical developments and new regulations