Baltic Dry Index at Near 1-Week High in Dry Bulk Market , International Shipping News 02/07/2026 The Baltic Exchange’s dry bulk freight index, which monitors rates for ships carrying dry bulk commodities, advanced for the second session on Wednesday, rising about 2.4% to a near one-week high of 2,562 points. Gains were seen across all vessel segments. The capesize index, which typically transports 150,000-ton cargoes including iron ore and coal, surged 4.1% to 3,692 points, marking the second day of increases; and the panamax index, which tracks vessels carrying around 60,000 to 70,000 tons of coal or grain, rose 1.1% to 2,177 points. Among smaller vessels, the supramax index went up by 0.4% to 1,673 points. Source: Trading Economics 2026-07-02 hellenicshippingnews... tweet Share