Capesize freight rates slipped on the lower physical market and as more buyers were trying to close short positions for profit-taking. The Capesize 5 time charter average then dropped by $496 day-on-day to $16,252 on Friday, as the physical market continued to lose values. The Baltic Dry Index (BDI) then dropped further by 2.37% or …
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