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“The weakness in February appears to reflect heavy rainfall early in the month and doesn’t reflect a fall away in demand,” said Shaw and Partners analyst Peter O’Connor, adding that rising freight rates and iron ore prices that month indicated a pick-up in demand.
Cyclones and heavy rainfall typically stall shipping in the southern hemisphere summer months.
SOURCE: REUTERS
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