The barge market continues to be slow for the UK sector of the market and likewise the Americans. However the Australians who enjoying excellent exchange rates with the Euro are active with many clients planning trips over to Europe in the next few months. Buyers however are being far to wary in committing to some of the obvious outstanding bargains that are around and as a result are missing out when these bargains are snapped up by more savvy purchasers. This is particularly so with regards to some New Build Barges that are on the market for a fraction of their build cost.