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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.


Tuesday, March 29, 2016
dry bulk ship, bulker
Maritime News

Firmer Demand Pushes Baltic Dry Index Up

March 29 (Reuters) – The Baltic Exchange’s main sea freight index, tracking rates for ships carrying dry bulk commodities, rose on Tuesday, helped

March 29, 2016
Total Views: 3

Wednesday, March 23, 2016
dry bulk ship, bulker
Maritime News

Baltic Dry Index Breaks 400

March 23 (Reuters) – The Baltic Exchange’s main sea freight index, tracking rates for ships carrying dry bulk commodities, rose on Wednesday,

March 23, 2016
Total Views: 9

Tuesday, March 15, 2016
dry bulk ship, bulker
Maritime News

Improved Rates Across Most Vessel Segments Lifts Baltic Index Towards 400

March 15 (Reuters) – The Baltic Exchange’s main sea freight index, tracking rates for ships carrying dry bulk commodities were up on Tuesday

March 15, 2016
Total Views: 51

Wednesday, March 9, 2016
bow of a dry bulk carrier at anchor
Maritime News

Baltic Dry Index Closing in On 400

March 9 (Reuters) – The Baltic Exchange’s main sea freight index, tracking rates for ships carrying dry bulk commodities, rose on Wednesday, helped

March 9, 2016
Total Views: 3

Thursday, March 3, 2016
The Shipping Industry Isn’t Doing as Well as It Looks From Space
Maritime News

The Shipping Industry Isn’t Doing as Well as It Looks From Space

By Alex Longley (Bloomberg) — For an industry that is losing money on almost every transaction, the world’s commodity shippers are remarkably busy

March 3, 2016
Total Views: 35

golden ocean
Maritime News

Golden Ocean CEO Says Shipping Market Is Worst in Modern History

By Mikael Holter and Alex Longley (Bloomberg) — Shippers ferrying coal, iron ore and grains across the globe have never had it this bad and should expect

March 3, 2016
Total Views: 19

Friday, February 26, 2016
dry bulk ship, bulker
Maritime News

Baltic Index Ends Second Straight Week of Gains

Feb 26 (Reuters) – The Baltic Exchange’s main sea freight index, which tracks rates for ships carrying industrial commodities, rose further on

February 26, 2016
Total Views: 7

Monday, February 22, 2016
dry bulk ship, bulker
Maritime News

Shipping and Steel are in a Dangerous Deflationary Dance -View

By Chris Bryant (Bloomberg) — The global steel and shipping industries have for years been locked in a tight embrace. Iron ore and coal, key raw

February 22, 2016
Total Views: 57

Sunday, February 21, 2016
Bulk Shipping Hit By Perfect Storm as Global Economic Doldrums Take Toll
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Bulk Shipping Hit By Perfect Storm as Global Economic Doldrums Take Toll

By Saikat Chatterjee and Tara Joseph HONG KONG, Feb 19 (Reuters) – Off the coast of a nearly deserted island below the southern tip of Hong Kong, at

February 21, 2016
Total Views: 10

Friday, February 19, 2016
Baltic Dry Index Ends Week of Gains
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Baltic Dry Index Ends Week of Gains

Feb 19 (Reuters) – The Baltic Exchange’s main sea freight index, tracking rates for ships carrying dry bulk commodities, marginally rose on Friday

February 19, 2016
Total Views: 3

Wednesday, February 17, 2016
Baltic Dry Index Rises for Fourth Straight Session
Maritime News

Baltic Dry Index Rises for Fourth Straight Session

Feb 17 (Reuters) – The Baltic Exchange’s main sea freight index, tracking rates for ships carrying dry bulk commodities, rose for the fourth

February 17, 2016
Total Views: 34

Tuesday, February 16, 2016
Baltic Index Climbs Above 300
Maritime News

Baltic Index Climbs Above 300

Feb 16 (Reuters) – The Baltic Exchange’s main sea freight index, tracking rates for ships carrying dry bulk commodities, rose on Tuesday, on gains

February 16, 2016
Total Views: 6

Monday, February 15, 2016
Baltic Dry Index Edges Up Again
Maritime News

Baltic Dry Index Edges Up Again

Feb 15 (Reuters) – The Baltic Exchange’s main sea freight index, tracking rates for ships carrying dry bulk commodities, edged higher for a second

February 15, 2016
Total Views: 37

Friday, February 12, 2016
bow of a dry bulk carrier at anchor
Maritime News

Baltic Dry Index Logs First Gain of 2016

Feb 12 (Reuters) – The Baltic Exchange’s main sea freight index, tracking rates for ships carrying dry bulk commodities, rose for the first time

February 12, 2016
Total Views: 59

Thursday, February 11, 2016
Baltic Index Ends Flat, Pausing 12 Day Losing Streak
Maritime News

Baltic Index Ends Flat, Pausing 12 Day Losing Streak

Feb 11 (Reuters) – The Baltic Exchange’s main sea freight index, tracking rates for ships carrying dry bulk commodities, ended flat on Thursday

February 11, 2016
Total Views: 0

Monday, February 8, 2016
bow of a dry bulk carrier at anchor
Maritime News

Baltic Index Down Again on Muted Vessel Demand

Feb 8 (Reuters) – The Baltic Exchange’s main sea freight index, which tracks rates for ships carrying industrial commodities, registered a new

February 8, 2016
Total Views: 3

Thursday, February 4, 2016
Baltic Index Enters New Record Territory: 298 Points
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Baltic Index Enters New Record Territory: 298 Points

Update (Feb 5): The Baltic Dry Index dropped one point to 297 points on Friday, making for nine straight sessions of losses. The capesize index

February 4, 2016
Total Views: 51

Wednesday, February 3, 2016
Baltic Dry Index Headed for the 200’s
Maritime News

Baltic Dry Index Headed for the 200’s

Feb 3 (Reuters) – The Baltic Exchange’s main sea freight index, which tracks rates for ships carrying industrial commodities, tumbled to another

February 3, 2016
Total Views: 28

Monday, February 1, 2016
bow of a dry bulk carrier at anchor
Maritime News

Baltic Dry Index Continues Freefall

Feb 1 (Reuters) – The Baltic Exchange’s main sea freight index, which tracks rates for ships carrying industrial commodities, touched a new

February 1, 2016
Total Views: 25

Thursday, January 28, 2016
Asia Capesize Rates to Stay Flat in ‘Rock Bottom Market’
Maritime News

Asia Capesize Rates to Stay Flat in ‘Rock Bottom Market’

By Keith Wallis SINGAPORE, Jan 28 (Reuters) – Freight rates for capesize bulk carriers on key Asian routes are likely to stay flat as vessel volumes

January 28, 2016
Total Views: 31
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