The Baltic Exchange’s main sea freight index, which tracks rates for ships ferrying dry bulk commodities, scaled its highest in more than a month on Wednesday, supported by gains across all vessel segments. The overall index, which factors in rates for capesize, panamax, supramax and handysize shipping vessels, added 37 points, or 1.1%, to 3,318 …
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