The Baltic exchange’s main sea freight index jumped more than 7% on Thursday, propelled by strong gains across vessel segments. The Baltic dry index, which tracks rates for capesize, panamax and supramax vessels ferrying dry bulk commodities, gained 188 points, or 7.6%, at 2,669. The capesize index rose by 411 points, or 16.5%, to 2,899, …
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Author: Capt. John