Sept 22 (Reuters) - The Baltic Exchange's main sea freight index, tracking rates for ships carrying dry bulk commodities, rose to its highest in three-and-a-half years on Friday, boosted by strong capesize rates. The overall index, which factors in rates for capesize, panamax, supramax and handysize shipping vessels, rose 32 points, or 2.18 percent, to end at 1,502 points, … [Read more...]
Baltic Dry Index Near 3-Year High
Sept 11 (Reuters) - The Baltic Exchange's main sea freight index, tracking rates for ships carrying dry bulk commodities, touched a near three-year high on Monday, supported by higher rates across all vessel segments. The overall index, which factors in rates for capesize, panamax, supramax and handysize shipping vessels, gained 23 points, or 1.73 percent, at 1,355 points - … [Read more...]
Baltic Dry Index Tops 1,300 Points as Capesize Levels Soar to Near 3-Year High
Sept 8 (Reuters) - The Baltic Exchange's main sea freight index, tracking rates for ships carrying dry bulk commodities, jumped to an over five-month high on Friday, buoyed by a surge in rates across vessel segments, especially capesizes. The overall index — which factors in rates for capesize, panamax, supramax and handysizeshipping vessels — was up 36 points, or 2.78 … [Read more...]
Baltic Index Near 5-Month High on Improving Vessel Rates
Sept 7 (Reuters) - The Baltic Exchange's main sea freight index, tracking rates for ships carrying dry bulk commodities, touched a near 5-month high on Thursday, driven by stronger demand across vessel segments. The overall index, which factors in rates for capesize, panamax, supramax and handysize shipping vessels, rose 46 points to 1,296 points, a level last touched on … [Read more...]
Baltic Index Surges On Strong Demand for Larger Vessels
Aug 10 (Reuters) - The Baltic Exchange's main sea freight index, tracking rates for ships carrying dry bulk commodities, notched its biggest one-day percentage gain in five months on Thursday, buoyed by soaring demand for larger vessels. The index, which factors in rates for capesize, panamax, supramax and handysize shipping vessels, was up 42 points, or 4 percent, at 1,092 … [Read more...]
Baltic Dry Index Tops 1,000 Points
Aug 3 (Reuters) - The Baltic Exchange's main sea freight index, tracking rates for ships carrying dry bulk commodities, rose on Thursday, boosted by higher rates for the larger capesize and panamax vessels. The overall index, which factors in rates for capesize, panamax, supramax and handysize shipping vessels, was up 30 points, or 3.02 percent, at 1,023 points. The … [Read more...]
Baltic Dry Index, Up for Nine Straight Sessions, Hits Two-Month High
July 21 (Reuters) - The Baltic Exchange's main sea freight index, tracking rates for ships carrying dry bulk commodities, rose on Friday for the ninth straight session, on higher rates for capesize and smaller vessels. The overall index, which factors in rates for capesize, panamax, supramax and handysize shipping vessels, was up 13 points, or 1.35 percent, at 977 points, … [Read more...]