Capesize freight rates hiked up on better market sentiments as shipping demand improved toward year-end with support of the strong bunker prices. The Capesize 5 time charter average then went up by $938 day-on-day to $11,889 on Friday, albeit with considerably less activity on the FFAs. The Baltic Dry Index (BDI) also moved upward by …
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