Daily Capesize Review 16/12/21

Capesize freight rates softened on limited shipping activities, as holidays season approached that slowed trading in the market. The Capesize 5 time charter average, then slumped down by $3,134 day-on-day to $24,003 on Thursday, after sustaining further losses in the paper market. The Baltic Dry Index (BDI) also dropped by $167, down 6.27% day-on-day, to …