The Baltic exchange’s main sea freight index rose on Monday, buoyed by an uptick in rates for all vessel segments, reports Yahoo Finance.
The rates
* The Baltic dry index, which tracks rates for capesize, panamax and supramax vessels ferrying dry bulk commodities, rose by 57 points, or nearly 1.8%, to 3,240.
* The capesize index increased 103 points, or roughly 2.1%, to 5,109.
* Average daily earnings for capesizes, which typically transport 150,000-tonne cargoes of coal and steel-making...
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