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Current market averages by route, vessel tonnage class, and cargo type for ARA and Rhine region. Independent, objective, and updated daily.

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Market averages published daily per route showing current price levels and trends across ARA and Rhine regions.

Regional segmentation

Rates broken down by fixed routes in ARA and Rhine region, categorized by vessel tonnage class.

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Premium or discount information for agricultural, ores, and metals versus baseline rates.

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Thursday, March 19, 2026
Market Premiums (ARA Region)
🌾
Agricultural
+€ 0,30
💎
Ores
-€ 0,75
Metals
+€ 0,60
Detailed Report Data (Thursday, March 19, 2026)

ARAG Region

Load Discharge Price per ton € (<1500) Change p/t € Price per ton € (>1500) Change p/t €
Cross HarborCross Harbor€ 4,25€ 0,00€ 3,00€ 0,00
Rotterdam€ 5,25€ 0,00€ 4,00€ 0,00
Antwerp€ 6,25€ 0,00€ 5,00€ 0,00
Ghent€ 5,50€ 0,00€ 3,75€ 0,00
Ghent€ 6,50€ 0,00€ 4,75€ 0,00
Ghent€ 7,50€ 0,00€ 5,75€ 0,00

East North Netherlands

Load Discharge Price per ton € (<1500) Change p/t € Price per ton € (>1500) Change p/t €
Rotterdam€ 6,75€ 0,00€ 4,75€ 0,00
Rotterdam€ 7,25€ 0,00€ 5,50€ 0,00
Amsterdam€ 5,75€ 0,00€ 4,00€ 0,00

South Netherlands

Load Discharge Price per ton € (<1500) Change p/t € Price per ton € (>1500) Change p/t €
Rotterdam€ 8,00€ 0,00€ 5,50€ 0,00
Rotterdam€ 8,50€ 0,00€ 6,00€ 0,00

Belgium

Load Discharge Price per ton € (<1500) Change p/t € Price per ton € (>1500) Change p/t €
Antwerp€ 7,00€ 0,00€ 5,50€ 0,00
Antwerp€ 9,00€ 0,00€ 7,50€ 0,00
Market Premiums (RHINE Region)
🌾
Agricultural
+€ 0,60
💎
Ores
-€ 0,90
Metals
+€ 0,70
Detailed Report Data (Thursday, March 19, 2026)

Rhine upstream

Load Discharge Price per ton € (basis 1 kton) Change p/t € Price per ton € (basis 2 kton) Change p/t €
ARA€ 8,50€ 0,00€ 5,50€ 0,00
ARA€ 13,25€ 0,00€ 7,25€ 0,00
ARA€ 15,25€ 0,00€ 9,00€ 0,00
ARA€ 16,00€ 0,00€ 10,50€ 0,00
ARA€ 18,50€ 0,00€ 13,00€ 0,00
ARA€ 21,00€ 0,00€ 14,00€ 0,00
ARA€ 16,50€ 0,00N/AN/A
ARA€ 23,50€ 0,00€ 15,00€ 0,00

North Germany downstream

Load Discharge Price per ton € (basis 1,5 Kton) Change p/t € 5d Average
BremenARA€ 14,00€ 0,0014,00
HamburgARA€ 16,00€ 0,0016,00
MagdeburgARA€ 18,75€ 0,0018,75

Moezel upstream

Load Discharge Price per ton € (basis 1 kton) Change p/t € Price per ton € (basis 2 kton) Change p/t €
Rotterdam€ 9,75€ 0,00€ 7,25€ 0,00
Rotterdam€ 11,25€ 0,00€ 8,25€ 0,00
Rotterdam€ 13,25€ 0,00€ 10,25€ 0,00
Rotterdam€ 15,75€ 0,00€ 12,75€ 0,00

Moezel downstream

Load Discharge Price per ton € (basis 1 kton) Change p/t € Price per ton € (basis 2 kton) Change p/t €
Trier€ 12,25€ 0,00€ 8,75€ 0,00
Thionville€ 14,75€ 0,00€ 9,75€ 0,00

How we collect and publish freight rates

Our data pipeline ensures accurate, independent, and timely freight rate information for the inland barging market.

1

Data collection

Market information is collected from a broad panel of sources across the inland shipping industry.

2

Anonymization & aggregation

All data is anonymized and consolidated to reveal market trends without exposing individual positions.

3

Quality correction

Exceptional outliers are identified and corrected to ensure data integrity and reliability.

4

Daily publication

Cleaned market averages are published daily per route, showing current price levels and trends.

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