THE Baltic Dry Index (BDI) has increased for the sixth time since last week due to the growing demand for coal.
10/11/2009
SHIPPING stocks around the globe soared on Thursday as the Baltic Dry Index (BDI) hit a new high for 2009.
18/05/2009
THE BALTIC Exchange's main sea freight index fell 10 points to 2,413 points this week.
03/09/2009
THE BALTIC Dry Index, a barometer of ocean freight rates for bulk commodities, rose yesterday for the eighth consecutive day to a five-week high.
24/04/2009
FIGURES have revealed that freight rates for shipping tankers and bulk carriers have seen a reverse trend in the last three weeks.
29/09/2009
THE BALTIC Exchange’s leading shipping index leapt to a new three-month high on Friday, what brokers credited to China resuming iron ore imports.
09/02/2009
AS CHINA'S demand for steel-making raw materials declines, coal and iron ore are costing less to ship and handle across the globe.
18/02/2009
FOR almost two years, Greek shipping company DryShips was a leader in the dry bulk sector, with its share price and earnings consistently outperforming those of its peers.
11/02/2009
THE CAPESIZE market has sprung back due to a surge in iron ore demand from China.
29/05/2009
JAPAN’S biggest shippers have forecast an 80% profit fall this fiscal year as recessions in the U.S. and Europe dampen trade.
27/04/2009