Dec 14 (Reuters) – The Baltic Exchange’s main sea freight index rose to its highest in more than a month on Monday, supported by higher rates across vessel segments.
* The Baltic dry index, which tracks rates for capesize, panamax and supramax vessels, was up by 24 points, or about 2%, at 1,235, highest since Nov. 3.
* The capesize index rose 47 points, or 3.3%, to 1,481, its highest level in over a week.
* Average daily earnings for capesizes, which typically transport 150,000-tonne cargoes such as iron ore and coal, gained $393 at $12,282.
* The panamax index was up 20 points, or 1.4%, at 1,485, its highest since Sept. 3.
* Average daily earnings for panamaxes, which usually carry coal or grain cargoes of about 60,000 tonnes to 70,000 tonnes, rose $179 to $13,362.
* The supramax index was up 7 points at 1,038, its highest in over 13 months. (Reporting by Bharat Govind Gautam in Bengaluru; Editing by Vinay Dwivedi)
