Baltic Exchange’s main sea freight index , which tracks rates for ships carrying dry bulk commodities, snapped a five-session losing streak on Wednesday on the back of strength in the capesize vessel segment. The overall index, which factors in rates for capesize, panamax and supramax shipping vessels, rose 62 points, or about 2%, to 3,241. …
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