Baltic index marks first weekly fall in three

The Baltic Exchange’s main sea freight index, tracking rates for ships carrying dry bulk commodities, edged up on Friday on stronger demand in the capesize segment, but marked its first weekly decline in three. The overall index, which factors in rates for capesize, panamax and supramax shipping vessels, added 13 points, or 0.8%, to 1,558, …

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