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Tuesday, December 5, 2023
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Shipping

Baltic Dry Index Snaps Winning Streak as larger Vessel Rates Retreat

Dec 5 (Reuters) – The Baltic Exchange‘s dry bulk sea freight index, tracking rates for ships carrying dry bulk commodities plunged on Tuesday,

December 5, 2023
Total Views: 958

Wednesday, November 29, 2023
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Shipping

Baltic Dry Index Soars to 18-Month High on Capesize Surge

Nov 29 (Reuters) – The Baltic Exchange’s dry bulk sea freight index .BADI gained for the fifth consecutive session to hit an

November 29, 2023
Total Views: 2344

Saturday, December 3, 2022
bulk carrier
Shipping

Dirty Bulkers Are Now Being Used To Carry Food Crops to Asia

By Ann Koh and Hallie Gu (Bloomberg) –Dirty bulk ships used to carry iron ore are being scrubbed clean so that they can transport grain to Asia, in

December 3, 2022
Total Views: 6448

Friday, October 16, 2020
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Finance

Baltic Index Falls Due To Weak Capesize Demand

The Baltic Index (BDIY), which provides a benchmark for the price of moving the major raw materials by sea, fell for a seventh straight session yesterday and

October 16, 2020
Total Views: 53

Friday, March 31, 2017
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Maritime News

Capesize Rates Could Climb as Miners, Operators Jump Back in Market

By Keith Wallis SINGAPORE, March 31 (Reuters) – Freight rates for large capesize dry cargo vessels on key Asian routes, which hit multi-month highs on

March 31, 2017
Total Views: 6

Friday, March 3, 2017
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Maritime News

Asia Capesize Rates to Stay Rangebound on Abundant Tonnage

By Keith Wallis SINGAPORE, March 3 (Reuters) – Freight rates for large capesize dry cargo vessels on key Asian routes could remain rangebound next week

March 3, 2017
Total Views: 10

Thursday, February 23, 2017
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Maritime News

Capesize Rates to Climb on Higher Iron Ore Cargo Traffic

By Keith Wallis SINGPAORE, Feb 23 (Reuters) – Freight rates for large capesize dry cargo vessels on key Asian routes, which hit multi-week highs on

February 23, 2017
Total Views: 20

Thursday, February 2, 2017
capesize bulk carrier
Maritime News

Capesize Rates to Hold Steady on Ample Ship Supply

By Keith Wallis SINGAPORE, Feb 2 (Reuters) – Freight rates for large capesize dry cargo vessels on key Asian routes are likely to hold around the current

February 2, 2017
Total Views: 42

Thursday, January 19, 2017
capesize bulk carrier
Maritime News

Capesize Rates to Hold Steady or Slip in “Good Market”

By Keith Wallis SINGAPORE, Jan 19 (Reuters) – Freight rates for large capesize dry cargo ships on key Asian routes could hold steady or slip slightly

January 19, 2017
Total Views: 3

Thursday, December 22, 2016
capesize bulk carrier iron ore terminal
Maritime News

Capesize Rates to Diverge on Tight Tonnage, Ample Cargo

By Keith Wallis SINGAPORE, Dec 22 (Reuters) – Freight rates for large capesize dry cargo ships on key Asian routes could diverge with rates from Brazil

December 22, 2016
Total Views: 39

Thursday, December 1, 2016
capesize bulk carrier
News

Charterers Hold Back Cargo to Drag Down Capesize Rates

By Keith Wallis SINGAPORE, Dec 1 (Reuters) – Freight rates for large capesize dry cargo ships on key Asian routes could drop next week as charterers hold

December 1, 2016
Total Views: 5

Thursday, October 20, 2016
capesize bulk carrier
Maritime News

Capesize Rates to Fall as Too Much Tonnage Stalks Market

By Keith Wallis SINGAPORE, Oct 20 (Reuters) – Freight rates for large capesize dry cargo ships on key Asian routes will continue to fall next week as too

October 20, 2016
Total Views: 4

Thursday, March 3, 2016
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Maritime News

Asia Capesize Rates to Stay Flat Despite Increase in Idle, Scrapped Chips

By Keith Wallis SINGAPORE, March 3 (Reuters) – Freight rates for capesize bulk carriers on key Asian routes are likely to remain flat as the number of

March 3, 2016
Total Views: 7

Wednesday, March 2, 2016
capesize bulk carrier
Maritime News

Baltic Dry Index Continues Rise But Capesizes Hit New All-Time Low

March 2 (Reuters) – The Baltic Exchange’s main sea freight index, tracking rates for ships carrying dry bulk commodities, rose further on

March 2, 2016
Total Views: 60

Thursday, October 29, 2015
Asia Capesize Rates Could Slide Further in Overtonnaged Market
Maritime News

Asia Capesize Rates Could Slide Further in Overtonnaged Market

  By Keith Wallis SINGAPORE, Oct 29 (Reuters) – Freight rates for capesize bulk carriers could slip further next week as too many ships available

October 29, 2015
Total Views: 2

Thursday, October 15, 2015
capesize bulk carrier
Maritime News

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

Wednesday, September 30, 2015
capesize bulk carrier
Maritime News

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

Monday, September 21, 2015
Maritime News

Norden Trims Focus: Danish Owner Plans Exit from Capesize and Post-Panamax Vessel Segments

  By Ole Mikkelsen COPENHAGEN, Sept 21 (Reuters) – Danish shipping company D/S Norden plans to cut the number of vessel types it operates to help it

September 21, 2015
Total Views: 14

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

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
capesize bulk carrier
News

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
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