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News / Baltic Exchange teams with Freightos to launch new freight index

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The bellwether Shanghai Containerized Freight Index (SCFI), which has found prominence in the trend in container liner shipping from long-term contract to short-term and spot business, is facing a challenge from an index audited by the Baltic Exchange.

London’s Baltic Exchange, which was acquired ...

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  • Elinor Parker

    July 14, 2020 at 4:37 am

    Can I buy shares in Freightos?

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