The Baltic Exchange’s dry bulk sea freight index slipped for an eighth straight session to its lowest level since mid-April, hurt by a decline in rates across its smaller panamax and supramax vessel segments. The overall index, which factors in rates for capesize, panamax and supramax vessels, was down 8 points, or 0.3%, to 2,371, …
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