Shipping sources told the Platts news agency that deals involving a supramax and an ultramax were scrapped from the port of Kamsar in Guinea at the last minute last week.
The ships were fixed to load bauxite between 7 and 13 September, for shipping to India.
The shipowners did not want to take a risk on the business, despite higher rates being on offer because of the epidemic, according to one source.
Owners
