Capesize freight rates headed down the curve, after another round of discounting in both basins, without much improvement in the physical market. The Capesize 5 time charter average fell by $2,192 day-on-day to $23,305 on Wednesday, due to bearish sentiment on the physical side. With freight rates dropping everywhere, the Baltic Dry Index (BDI) then …
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