* The overall index, which factors in rates for capesize,
panamax and supramax shipping vessels, was up 10 points, or
1.7%, at 602 on Friday.
* The index, however, was down 3.1% for the week.
* The capesize index gained 34 points, or 7.5%, at
486. The index was up about 13.3% for the week, its first weekly
gain in six.
* Average daily earnings for capesizes , which
typically transport 150,000-tonne cargoes such as iron ore and
coal, gained $281 at $4,033.
* "It's hard to see rates going further south, but with more
available tonnage building up we don't see a massive uptick
overnight," wrote shipbroker Fearnleys' in a weekly note.
* The panamax index was up three points, or 0.4%, at
864. But the index was down 8.1% for the week, marking its sixth
straight weekly fall.
* Average daily earnings for panamaxes , which
usually carry coal or grain cargoes of about 60,000 to 70,000
tonnes, were up $34 at $7,779.
* The supramax index fell eight points to 628.
(Reporting by Harshit Verma in Bengaluru; Editing by Shilpi
Majumdar)
Feb 10 (Reuters) - The Baltic Exchange's main sea
freight index , tracking rates for ships carrying dry
bulk commodities, fell for the sixth straight week as demand for
the panamax segment remained weak.
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