Soaring prices for dry bulk ships have grabbed the most headlines in the S&P scene this month.

Brokers argue that what we are witnessing is not a spike and that the coming weeks will see pricing to support the new levels, but in a calmer, more orderly fashion than has been evidenced in March.

Due to recent and upcoming holidays, activity has slowed, resulting in a shorter sales list of dry bulk candidates this week.

“Despite the slowdown, market values have risen quickly in the l...