Capesizes headed back down on the index charts heading into the May Day weekend as the period market went quiet and front hauls ran out.

There was, however, still a good rate in the Atlantic from a George Economou company with voyage rates also steady for panamaxes where GMI booked a long-term period deal.

Capesizes

Classic Maritime spent $44,000 a day on the 178,400-dwt Cape Garland (built 2009) from Europe for an Atlantic roundtrip in mid May.

STX Pan Ocean has the 180,300-dwt Mineral Monaco (built 2005) from China to Australia and back to South Korea at a decent enough $35,000 a day.

Panamaxes

GMI has splashed out $21,000 a day for three years starting in the final quarter with an 81,000-dwt newbuilding from Korea. The same charterer spent $10,000 a day more on a four to six month deal with another 80,700-dwt newbuilding from Korea in May.

Safe Bulkers’ 76,000-dwt Katerina (built 2004) was taken by an unidentified charterer for three years from March next year at $20,000 a day.

The 74,000-dwt Alabanda (built 1995) was booked for four to six months at $31,500 and the 77,800-dwt An Ho (built 2004) for seven to nine months at $29,000.

Hyundai Merchant had booked the 73,600-dwt Clymene (built 2006) for two years earlier this month at $25,000. The Korean has now relet it to MDS for a trip from South America to West Africa and the Med at $32,750.

Another trip in the Atlantic, a roundtrip from the Med to Brazil, set Windrose back $32,000 a day with the 71,800-dwt Amfialos (built 1990). Komrowski spent the same on another Atlantic itinerary with the 70,100-dwt Spar Neptun (built 1997).

Atlantic Coal & Bulk has the 76,400-dwt Iron Knight (built 2004) from North Europe to Murmansk and back or to the Med at $33,000 per day.

NYK spent $34,000 daily on a spin from China to Southeast Asia with the 73,400-dwt Pacific Breeze (built 2004).

A straight roundtrip between China and Australia set Brownstone back $30,000 with the 74,000-dwt Ocean Emperor (built 1998).

Supramaxes

Not for the first time recently Noble has spent big, the trading giant taking the 53,500-dwt White Diamond (built 2008) for about three months at $41,000 a day.

A year with the 57,000-dwt Jin Ao (built 2010) set someone back $22,600 a day while the 55,000-dwt An Chang (built 2009) set a charterer back $29,000 a day for eight or nine months.

The voyage market was slow but STX Pan Ocean still found a massive $46,000 a day for the 47,300-dwt Jin Qiang (built 1998) from South America to the Med.