A potential record US harvest could help buoy rates for small to mid-size ship rates. What was a relatively mild and wet spring and summer has created conditions for what is setting up to be one of the nation’s biggest harvests. The U.S. Department of Agriculture is projecting a total corn crop of 12.954bn bushels, […]
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The Baltic Exchange’s Baltic Dry Index (BDI) rose by 0.6% today, reaching its highest level since 8/24. But, these gains have come on continued weakness in the Capesize sector where rates have fallen for eight consecutive days, losing an additional 2.1% this morning. Rates on smaller vessels, especially panamax, have fared much better over recent […]