The Baltic Exchange’s main sea freight index, which tracks rates for ships ferrying dry bulk commodities, fell on Friday as lower rates for capesizes offset gains in the panamax segment. The overall index, which factors in rates for capesize, panamax, supramax and handysize shipping vessels, crept lower by 5 points, or about 0.2%, to 3,371. …
The post Baltic index ends week lower on capesize dip first appeared on Hellenic Shipping News Worldwide.