On 27 March, the Baltic Index Council (BIC) announced its decision on the implications of the IMO 2020 Sulphur Cap for the Baltic Exchange’s timecharter indices. Namely, the Baltic will be adding clarificatory wording to its Capesize, Panamax, Supramax and Handysize vessel descriptions to confirm that the index vessels are not scrubber-fitted. The clarified vessel descriptions will enter into force from 1 April 2019.
The process to consider the possibility of changing the Baltic Exchange indices...
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