Baltic Dry Index
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American Shipper
Can dry bulk woo stock gamblers who bet on tankers?
Retail stock pickers bet big on tankers. Dry bulk remains less enticing despite rate surge.
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American Shipper
Capesize shipping rates sink 21% in a single day
The dry bulk market is getting hammered again — not a positive signal on the global economy.
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American Shipper
Crossroads for dry bulk shipping: recovery or disaster?
Some believe Capesize rates will remain depressed. Others see light at the end of the tunnel.
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Maritime
Dry bulk shipping rates poised to hit a new all-time low
Dry bulk rates were already terrible — then came the coronavirus, and they’re getting even worse.
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News
Today’s pickup: Amazon taking more logistics work in-house; steer clear of the ATL
Is Amazon moving more logistics work in-house; everyone is moving to Atlanta but trucks should leave
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American Shipper
Platts debuts parallel IMO 2020 ship indices – and spread is huge
New freight indices provide visibility on potential earnings premiums of scrubber-equipped vessels.
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American Shipper
‘Sizzling’ bulkers hit near nine-year high
The beleaguered dry bulk shipping sector is nearing its post-financial-crisis peak. Is it sustainable?
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Container
Bulker bosses explain freight price resurgence
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,…
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Maritime
Cargo price index falls in unison with port wait-time index
As U.S.-China trade tensions escalate, data appears to be pointing to a volume slowdown.
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Freight Futures News
Baltic Dry Index re-weighted for futures investors
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…
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