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NYK in ESG Index for 17th Year in a Row

Sep 17, 2019

Japan's shipping giant Nippon Yusen Kaisha (NYK) has been selected for the Dow Jones Sustainability Indices (DJSI), the world's leading investment indexes for ESG (environmental, social, and governance) criteria, for a 17th straight year.The DJSI…

Baltic Index Dips as Broad Demand Weakens

Sep 06, 2019

The Baltic Exchange's main sea freight index continued to fall on Friday, having broken a 10-day winning streak on Thursday, as rates throughout vessel segments eased.The Baltic index, which tracks rates for ships ferrying dry bulk commodities…

Baltic Index Snaps 10-day Winning Streak

Sep 05, 2019

The Baltic Exchange's main sea freight index fell on Thursday, breaking a 10-day winning streak, as rates for capesize vessels eased.The Baltic index, which tracks rates for ships ferrying dry bulk commodities, fell 19 points, or 0.8%, to 2…

Capesize Strength Propels Baltic Index to 9-Year High

Aug 30, 2019

The Baltic Exchange's main sea freight index climbed to a near nine-year peak on Friday propelled by robust capesize demand, with rates for all the vessel segments scaling multi-year highs.The Baltic index, which tracks rates for ships ferrying dry bulk commodities…

Baltic Index Soars to 5-1/2 Year High

Aug 28, 2019

The Baltic Exchange's main sea freight index rose to its highest since December 2013 on Wednesday, pushed by strong demand across all vessel categories, with the panamax index hitting an eight-year high.The Baltic index, which tracks rates for ships ferrying dry bulk commodities…

Panamax, Supramax Rates Drag Baltic Index

Jul 30, 2019

The Baltic Exchange's main sea freight index fell for a sixth straight session to a more than two-week low on Tuesday following weak demand for panamax and supramax vessels.The Baltic index, which tracks rates for ships ferrying dry bulk commodities…

Baltic Index Slips from 6-week Highs

Dec 18, 2018

The Baltic Exchange's main sea freight index, tracking rates for ships carrying dry bulk commodities, on Tuesday retraced from its six-week high in the previous session, weighed down by declines in capesize vessel rates.The overall index, which factors in rates for capesize…

Baltic Index Edges Higher on Firmer Capesize Demand

Nov 16, 2018

The Baltic Exchange's main sea freight index, tracking rates for ships ferrying dry bulk commodities, rose for the second straight session on Friday, boosted by stronger capesize demand.The overall index, which factors in rates for capesize…

Capesize Fall Drags Down Baltic Index

Nov 13, 2018

The Baltic Exchange's main sea freight index, tracking rates for ships ferrying dry bulk commodities, slipped for the eleventh straight session on Tuesday as the capesize index posted its biggest daily percentage fall in more than 10 months…

Baltic Index Dragged Down by Weaker Capesize Rates

Sep 14, 2018

The Baltic Exchange's main sea freight index, tracking rates for ships carrying dry bulk commodities, fell for the fifth consecutive session on Friday as the capesize vessel segment marked its largest weekly decline in 16 weeks.The overall index…

Higher Panamax Rates Prop Up Baltic Index

Aug 17, 2018

The Baltic Exchange's main sea freight index, which tracks rates for ships carrying dry bulk commodities, edged higher on Friday, as a rise in demand for panamax vessels more than offset a drop in capesize rates.* The overall index, which factors in rates for capesize…

Lower Capesize Rates Halt Baltic Index Rally

Jul 09, 2018

The Baltic Exchange's main sea freight index, which tracks rates for ships carrying dry bulk commodities, edged lower on Monday for the first time in eight sessions on lower capesize rates.The overall index - which factors in rates for capesize…

Baltic Index Falls to Six-Week Low

May 29, 2018

The Baltic Exchange's main sea freight index, tracking rates for ships carrying dry bulk commodities, fell on Tuesday to a six-week low as rates across vessel segments fell.* The overall index, which factors in rates for capesize, panamax and supramax shipping vessels…

Baltic Index Down For Third Straight Session

Apr 30, 2018

The Baltic Exchange's main sea freight index, tracking rates for ships carrying dry bulk commodities, fell on Monday for a third straight session as rates for capesizes continued to decline.* The overall index, which factors in rates for capesize…

Dry Bulk: Capesize Rally Continues

Apr 20, 2018

The Baltic Exchange's main sea freight index, tracking rates for ships carrying dry bulk commodities, hit an over three-month high on Friday as a rally in the capesize vessel segment helped the index record its best week since August 2014.The overall index…

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