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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.


Friday, August 13, 2021
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Shipping

Higher Vessel Rates Lift Baltic Dry Index to 11-Year High

Aug 13 (Reuters) – The Baltic Exchange’s main sea freight index, which tracks rates for ships carrying dry bulk commodities, rallied to its highest

August 13, 2021
Total Views: 655

Monday, July 26, 2021
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Finance

Baltic Index Climbs On Uncertainty And Extreme Weather

by John Konrad (gCaptain) The Baltic Exchange’s main sea freight index, the Baltic Dry Index (BDI), rose for a fourth straight session on Monday, fueled

July 26, 2021
Total Views: 688

Monday, June 28, 2021
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Baltic Index Hits 11-Year High on Gains Across Segments

June 28 (Reuters) – Baltic Exchange’s main sea freight index , tracking rates for ships carrying dry bulk commodities, hit a more than 11-year peak

June 28, 2021
Total Views: 964

Wednesday, May 26, 2021
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Baltic Index Falls for Second Session on Capesize, Panamax Rates Retreat

May 26 (Reuters) – The Baltic exchange’s main sea freight index fell for a second consecutive session on Wednesday on a retreat in rates for the

May 26, 2021
Total Views: 1689

Thursday, May 6, 2021
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Baltic Dry Index Snaps 15-Session Winning Streak

May 6 (Reuters) – The Baltic exchange’s main sea freight index dropped from an 11-year peak on Thursday, breaking its 15-session winning steak,

May 6, 2021
Total Views: 1902

Wednesday, May 5, 2021
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Baltic Dry Index Rises to Highest Level Since June 2010

May 5 (Reuters) – The Baltic exchange’s main sea freight index rose on Wednesday, its highest since mid-2010, boosted by gains across vessel

May 5, 2021
Total Views: 2312

Wednesday, April 28, 2021
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Higher Rates Lift Baltic Dry Index to Level Not Seen Since 2010

April 28 (Reuters) – The Baltic Exchange’s main sea freight index, which tracks rates for ships ferrying dry bulk commodities, gained on Wednesday

April 28, 2021
Total Views: 2042

Monday, April 26, 2021
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Finance

Agriculture Prices Soar Alongside Bulkship Rates

The Baltic Dry Index and bulk ship rates are soaring along with related ETFs. One reason might be a surge in global wheat, corn, and soybean prices alongside

April 26, 2021
Total Views: 2503

Wednesday, April 21, 2021
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Shipping

Baltic Dry Index Jumps to Over 10-Year Peak on Capesize Surge

April 21 (Reuters) – The Baltic Exchange’s main sea freight index surged to its highest in over a decade on Wednesday, powered by a jump in the

April 21, 2021
Total Views: 4286

Monday, April 19, 2021
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Shipping

Higher Vessel Rates Lift Baltic Dry Index to 1.5-Year Peak

April 19 (Reuters) – The Baltic Exchange’s main sea freight index, which tracks rates for ships ferrying dry bulk commodities, rose to 1-1/2-year

April 19, 2021
Total Views: 1401

Wednesday, April 7, 2021
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Dry Bulk Shipping Rates Are Surging and the Rally Isn’t Over

By Isis Almeida, Rachel Graham and Annie Lee (Bloomberg) — For a glimpse of how quickly and unevenly economies are recovering from the pandemic, look no

April 7, 2021
Total Views: 4787

Monday, March 22, 2021
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Shipping

Baltic Dry Index Rises to Over 1-Year High

March 22 (Reuters) – The Baltic Exchange’s main sea freight index tracking rates for ships ferrying dry bulk commodities scaled an over one-year

March 22, 2021
Total Views: 1821

Wednesday, March 17, 2021
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Shipping

Baltic Dry Index Jumps as Panamax Rates Hit Over 10-Year High

March 17 (Reuters) – The Baltic Exchange’s main sea freight index on Wednesday climbed to a near 1-1/2-year high as panamax rates scaled a more

March 17, 2021
Total Views: 2199

Wednesday, February 17, 2021
Baltic Dry Index Jumps Over 17%
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Baltic Dry Index Jumps Over 17%

Feb 17 (Reuters) – The Baltic Exchange’s main sea freight index rose to its highest in over three weeks on Wednesday as demand for capesizes

February 17, 2021
Total Views: 1536

Tuesday, February 2, 2021
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News

Baltic Index Down Near Four-Week Low

by Bharat Govind Gautam (Reuters) – The Baltic Exchange’s main sea freight index, which tracks rates for ships carrying dry bulk commodities, on

February 2, 2021
Total Views: 1082

Monday, January 11, 2021
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Shipping

Baltic Dry Index Extends Rally Surging 10%

Jan 11 (Reuters) – The Baltic Exchange’s main sea freight index climbed about 10% to its highest level in three months on Monday as soaring coal

January 11, 2021
Total Views: 3088

Friday, January 8, 2021
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Shipping

Baltic Index Jumps 11% as Chinese Coal Demand Propels Capesizes

Jan 8 (Reuters) – The Baltic Exchange’s main sea freight index jumped about 11% to its highest in nearly three months on Friday as high Chinese

January 8, 2021
Total Views: 4778

Tuesday, January 5, 2021
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Shipping

Rising Capesize, Panamax Rates Buoy Baltic Dry Index

Jan 5 (Reuters) – The Baltic Exchange’s main sea freight index, tracking rates for ships carrying dry bulk commodities, climbed on Tuesday to its

January 5, 2021
Total Views: 2104

Thursday, December 24, 2020
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Shipping

Baltic Dry Index Marks First Yearly Gain in Three Years

Dec 24 (Reuters) – The Baltic Exchange’s main sea freight index posted its first annual gain in three years on Thursday as iron ore shipments to

December 24, 2020
Total Views: 2149

Tuesday, November 3, 2020
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Maritime News

Baltic Dry Index Hits Over 4-Month Low on Weak China Demand

Nov 3 (Reuters) – The Baltic Exchange’s main sea freight index fell to a more than four-month low on Tuesday as weak demand from China dragged down

November 3, 2020
Total Views: 139
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