The Baltic exchange’s main sea freight index slipped for a sixth straight session on Wednesday due to a fall in capesize rates. The Baltic dry index, which tracks rates for capesize, panamax and supramax vessels ferrying dry bulk commodities, fell by 38 points, or 1.5%, to 2,530. The capesize index dropped 156 points, or 5.2%, …
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