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gCaptain’s full news coverage of the Baltic Exchange Index, which tracks rates for dry bulk ships including capesize, panamax and supramax vessels.


Thursday, December 10, 2015
Baltic Dry Index Continues to Fall Across the Board
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Baltic Dry Index Continues to Fall Across the Board

Dec 10 (Reuters) – The Baltic Exchange’s main sea freight index tracking rates for ships carrying dry bulk commodities fell on Thursday reflecting

December 10, 2015
Total Views: 2

Monday, December 7, 2015
Baltic Dry Index Continues to Slide
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Baltic Dry Index Continues to Slide

Dec 7 (Reuters) – The Baltic Exchange’s main sea freight index tracking rates for ships carrying dry bulk commodities fell on Monday on sliding

December 7, 2015
Total Views: 4

Friday, December 4, 2015
Baltic Dry Index Down for Third Straight Session
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Baltic Dry Index Down for Third Straight Session

Dec 4 (Reuters) – The Baltic Exchange’s main sea freight index tracking rates for ships carrying dry bulk commodities fell for the third

December 4, 2015
Total Views: 0

Friday, November 20, 2015
Baltic Dry Index Falls Below 500 for First Time Ever
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Baltic Dry Index Falls Below 500 for First Time Ever

By Jonathan Saul LONDON, Nov 20 (Reuters) – A slump in dry bulk shipping is set to worsen as the meltdown in global commodities and too many ships free

November 20, 2015
Total Views: 108

Thursday, November 19, 2015
Baltic Dry Index Falls to New Record Low
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Baltic Dry Index Falls to New Record Low

By Manisha Jha and Naomi Christie (Bloomberg) — The cost of shipping commodities fell to a record, amid signs that Chinese demand growth for iron ore and

November 19, 2015
Total Views: 3

Friday, October 23, 2015
Baltic and China’s Ningbo Exchanges Launch Container Indices Link
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Baltic and China’s Ningbo Exchanges Launch Container Indices Link

  By Jonathan Saul LONDON, Oct 23 (Reuters) – London’s Baltic Exchange and Chinese state-owned Ningbo Shipping Exchange said on Friday they

October 23, 2015
Total Views: 55

Thursday, October 15, 2015
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Asia Capesize Rates Could Hit Bottom Next Week

  By Keith Wallis SINGAPORE, Oct 15 (Reuters) – Freight rates for capesize bulk carriers could bottom next week as owners resist charterers’

October 15, 2015
Total Views: 38

Tuesday, October 13, 2015
Capesize Rates Drag Down Baltic Dry Index
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Capesize Rates Drag Down Baltic Dry Index

Oct 13 (Reuters) – The Baltic Exchange’s main sea freight index, which tracks rates for ships carrying dry bulk commodities, fell on Tuesday,

October 13, 2015
Total Views: 7

Wednesday, October 7, 2015
Dry Bulk Shipping Turmoil Set to Extend Well Into 2016
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Dry Bulk Shipping Turmoil Set to Extend Well Into 2016

  LONDON, Oct 7 (Reuters) – Dry bulk shipping faces more earnings pain as a slowdown in commodities demand and a glut of ships are expected to pile

October 7, 2015
Total Views: 15

Monday, October 5, 2015
Baltic Dry Index Slips as Demand Falls Across All Vessels
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Baltic Dry Index Slips as Demand Falls Across All Vessels

Oct 5 (Reuters) – The Baltic Exchange’s main sea freight index, which tracks rates for ships carrying dry bulk commodities, fell on Monday as

October 5, 2015
Total Views: 3

Wednesday, September 30, 2015
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Weak Capesize Demand Drags Down Baltic Dry Index

  Sept 30 (Reuters) – The Baltic Exchange’s main sea freight index, which tracks rates for ships carrying dry-bulk commodities, fell on

September 30, 2015
Total Views: 8

Friday, September 18, 2015
Baltic Dry Index Soars as China Iron Ore Buying Seen Curbing Fleet
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Baltic Dry Index Soars as China Iron Ore Buying Seen Curbing Fleet

  By Alaric Nightingale and Naomi Christie (Bloomberg) — A measure of shipping costs for commodities had its biggest two-day gain in almost seven

September 18, 2015
Total Views: 15

Thursday, September 17, 2015
Asia Capesize Rates to Climb as Owners, Charterers Play Cat and Mouse
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Asia Capesize Rates to Climb as Owners, Charterers Play Cat and Mouse

  By Keith Wallis SINGAPORE Sept 17 (Reuters) – Freight rates for capesize bulk carriers could continue to recover as ship owners scent the

September 17, 2015
Total Views: 7

Thursday, September 10, 2015
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Weak Demand Across the Board Drives Down Baltic Dry Index

  Sept 10 (Reuters) – The Baltic Exchange’s main sea freight index, which tracks rates for ships carrying dry bulk commodities, fell on

September 10, 2015
Total Views: 3

Thursday, August 20, 2015
Dry Bulk – Capesize Rates to Fall on Excess Tonnage, Uncertain Demand
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Dry Bulk – Capesize Rates to Fall on Excess Tonnage, Uncertain Demand

  By Keith Wallis SINGAPORE, Aug 20 (Reuters) – Freight rates for capesize bulk carriers are set to slide further next week, after falling to their

August 20, 2015
Total Views: 9

Friday, August 7, 2015
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Capesize Rates More Than Double in Last Month to Hit 2015 High

  By Manisha Jha and Bill Lehane (Bloomberg) — The cost of hiring a ship to haul iron ore more than doubled in the last month amid speculation that

August 7, 2015
Total Views: 2

Tuesday, July 28, 2015
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China’s Iron Ore Bargain-Hunting Wins Reprieve for Shipping… For Now

By Naomi Christie (Bloomberg) — The bear market in iron ore is sending Chinese steel mills on a bargain hunt and giving shipping companies their best

July 28, 2015
Total Views: 6

Thursday, July 23, 2015
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Asia Capesize Rates to Hold Steady with All Eyes on Atlantic

  By Keith Wallis SINGAPORE, July 23 (Reuters) – Freight rates for capesize bulk carriers are likely to hold steady next week although a rush of

July 23, 2015
Total Views: 6

Monday, July 6, 2015
Shipping Industry Gloomiest Since 2009, Survey Finds
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Shipping Industry Gloomiest Since 2009, Survey Finds

  By Bill Lehane (Bloomberg) — The shipping industry is the most pessimistic in six years about its prospects as a fleet surplus persists, according

July 6, 2015
Total Views: 1

Monday, March 23, 2015
Baltic Dry Index Pushes Up With Rising Capesize and Smaller Vessel Rates
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Baltic Dry Index Pushes Up With Rising Capesize and Smaller Vessel Rates

The Baltic Exchange's main sea freight index, which tracks rates for ships carrying dry bulk commodities, continued to rise on Monday, supported by positive

March 23, 2015
Total Views: 6
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