Thursday, 21 August 2014

August 20 2014: Stronger Capesize Rate Lifts Main Sea Freight Index At Baltic Up


By Jason Bourne of US Scrap Corner

LONDON (US Scrap Corner):
The main sea freight index at London-based Baltic Exchange was advance on Wednesday, Aug 20, primarily supported by a stronger capesize index.


Baltic provides daily freight market prices and maritime shipping cost indices which are used to settle freight futures.

A sharp rise in capesize index was drive the overall index at Baltic up about 21 points to 1,061 points on August 20 of this year. Baltic overall index is the average daily earnings of capesize, panamax, supramax and handysize dry bulk transport vessels.

The capesize rate which was advance about 124 points to reach 2,380 points, its best since April 2nd of this year. Capesize vessels are typically above 150,000 long tons deadweight and ships in this class include bulk carriers transporting coal, ore, and other commodity raw materials.

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