The Baltic Exchange’s main sea freight index, tracking rates for ships carrying dry bulk commodities, fell for a fifth consecutive session on Tuesday, mirroring a dip in the capesize segment. The overall index, which factors in rates for capesize, panamax, supramax and handysize shipping vessels, was down 75 points, or 4.2%, at 1,732 points, following …
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