Baltic Dry Index

The Baltic Dry Index has fallen 91% since October 2021 to one of its lowest levels ever, yet shipowners remain confident.

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Another key bellwether — the cost of dry bulk freight — is pointing to an economic recovery.

Retail stock pickers bet big on tankers. Dry bulk remains less enticing despite rate surge.

The dry bulk market is getting hammered again — not a positive signal on the global economy.

Some believe Capesize rates will remain depressed. Others see light at the end of the tunnel.

Dry bulk rates were already terrible — then came the coronavirus, and they’re getting even worse.

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New freight indices provide visibility on potential earnings premiums of scrubber-equipped vessels.

The beleaguered dry bulk shipping sector is nearing its post-financial-crisis peak. Is it sustainable?

Capesize owners were afraid to ballast to Brazil when a key Vale mine was closed. Now there are too few Capesizes in the Atlantic Basin, pushing up rates.

As U.S.-China trade tensions escalate, data appears to be pointing to a volume slowdown.

The Baltic Exchange is changing one of their signature indices, the Baltic Dry Index, which averages shipping rates for raw materials like coal, ores, and grains. Baltic is hoping to make the BDI a more attractive benchmark for futures investors.