Baltic Dry Index Falls to Over 1-Week Low

2026-02-18 15:01 By Luisa Carvalho 1 min. read

The Baltic Exchange’s dry bulk index, which tracks rates for vessels transporting dry commodities, eased for the second session on Wednesday, falling about 1.5% to its lowest since February 12 at 2,063 points, amid reduced seasonal demand during China’s Lunar New Year holiday.

The capesize index, which typically transports 150,000-ton cargoes such as iron ore and coal, continued to fall, dropping 2.5% to 3,115 points; and the supramax index decreased further by 1.2% to 1,180 points.

Conversely, the panamax index, which usually carries 60,000-70,000 tons of coal or grain, rose 0.2% to 1,796 points.



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