Baltic index hits one-month high as larger vessel rates rise

The Baltic Exchange’s main sea freight index rose for a sixth consecutive session on Tuesday, reaching nearly a one-month high, driven by strong gains in capesize and panamax vessel rates. The index, which factors in rates for capesize, panamax and supramax shipping vessels, gained 76 points to 1,634 points. The contract hit its highest since …

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