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Main freight index at Baltic Exchange drops to 1,040 points

iconAug 21, 2014 09:02
Source:SMM
The main sea freight index at Baltic Exchange for bigger vessels dropped on Thursday because of a drop in rates for capesize vessels.

UNITED KINGDOM August 20 2014 4:51 PM
LONDON (Scrap Register): The main sea freight index at Baltic Exchange for bigger vessels dropped on Thursday because of a drop in rates for capesize vessels.

The overall index, which factors in average daily earnings of capesize, panamax, supramax and handysize dry bulk transport vessels, fell by 2 points or 0.19 percent to 1,040 points.

The main sea freight index at Baltic Exchange is the rate which tracks for ships carrying dry bulk commodities.

 

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