Baltic Dry Index Edges Up in Dry Bulk Market,International Shipping News 12/03/2026 The Baltic Exchange’s dry bulk index, which tracks rates for vessels transporting dry commodities, rose about 0.4% to 1,926 points on Wednesday, following a 7.1% decline in the prior day, supported by the larger segment. The capesize index, which typically transports 150,000-ton cargoes such as iron ore and coal, rose by 2.9% to 2,574 points, rebounding from a nearly 12% plunge in the previous session, likely tracking higher iron ore prices. Meanwhile, the panamax index, which usually carries 60,000 to 70,000 tons of coal or grain, fell further, down 1.6% to 1,831 points; and the smaller supramax index declined 2.2% to 1,312 points. Source: Trading Economics 2026-03-12 hellenicshippingnews... window.___gcfg = {lang: 'en-US'}; (function(w, d, s) { function go(){ var js, fjs = d.getElementsByTagName(s)[0], load = function(url, id) { if (d.getElementById(id)) {return;} js = d.createElement(s); js.src = url; js.id = id; fjs.parentNode.insertBefore(js, fjs); }; load('//connect.facebook.net/en/all.js#xfbml=1', 'fbjssdk'); load('https://apis.google.com/js/plusone.js', 'gplus1js'); load('//platform.twitter.com/widgets.js', 'tweetjs'); } if (w.addEventListener) { w.addEventListener("load", go, false); } else if (w.attachEvent) { w.attachEvent("onload",go); } }(window, document, 'script')); tweet Share