Baltic index declines for second day on weak demand across vessels

The Baltic Exchange’s dry bulk sea freight index, which tracks rates for ships carrying dry bulk commodities, fell for a second straight session on Tuesday, pressured by weak demand across all vessel segments. The index, which factors in rates for capesize, panamax and supramax shipping vessels, dipped 129 points to 1,627 points. The capesize index …

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