Baltic Dry Index Hits 2-Month High

2025-09-24 14:08 By Luisa Carvalho 1 min. read

The Baltic Exchange's dry bulk sea freight index, which tracks rates for vessels transporting dry commodities, was up for a second day on Wednesday, rising by 40 points to a peak since July 25 at 2,240 points, boosted by the larger vessel segments.

The capesize index, which typically transports 150,000-ton cargoes such as iron ore and coal, climbed by 104 points to 3,573 points; and the panamax index, which usually carries 60,000-70,000 tons of coal or grain, snapped its seven-day losing streak, adding 25 points at 1,824 points.

On the other hand, the supramax index eased 3 points to 1,483 points.



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