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REUTERS: The Baltic Exchange’s main sea freight index fell to its lowest level since April 2016, dragged down by lower vessels rates across categories.
The Baltic index, which tracks rates for capesize, panamax and supramax vessels ferrying dry bulk commodities, dropped 11 points, or 2.0%, to 546 its lowest in over three years.
The capesize index fell 30 points, or 18.2%, to 135.
The index registered its 32nd consecutive session of losses, touching its lowest level since 3 April last year.
Average daily earnings for capesizes, which typically transport 170,000-180,000 tonne cargoes including iron ore and coal, fell $ 140 to $ 4,632.
“The dry bulk shipping market will soften in the first quarter of 2020 before rebounding due to growth in Brazilian exports and very low fleet growth,” Jefferies Equity Research Vice-President Randy Giveans said in a note.
The panamax index fell 18 points, or 2.6%, to 673.
Average daily earnings for panamaxes, which usually carry coal or grain cargoes of about 60,000 tonnes to 70,000 tonnes, dropped $ 162 to $ 6,054.
The supramax index shed 1 point to 542.
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