The Baltic Exchange’s main sea freight index fell for a second straight week, despite recovering slightly on Friday, as rates for the larger capesize vessel segment weakened. The Baltic dry index, tracking rates for capesize, panamax and supramax vessels ferrying dry bulk commodities, rose 6 points, or 0.5%, to 1,333. The index fell about 8.2% …
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