Capesize freight rates slumped into losses after aggressive selloff in the paper market, especially for the Oct and Q4 contracts. Thus, the Capesize 5 time charter average fell by $1,431 day-on-day to $33,465 on Wednesday, after the physical market came under pressure. The Baltic Dry Index (BDI) followed by the slump but still managed to …
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