Baltic Dry Index Rally Continues
2026-04-15 14:50
By
Luisa Carvalho
1 min. read
The Baltic Exchange's dry bulk freight index, which monitors rates for ships carrying dry bulk commodities, rose for a ninth consecutive session on Wednesday, surging 5.5% to its highest since early December 2025 at 2,484 points.
The capesize index, which typically transports 150,000-ton cargoes including iron ore and coal, also advanced for the ninth consecutive day, soaring about 8% to its highest since mid-December 2025 at 3,964 points.
At the same time, the panamax index, which usually carries 60,000 to 70,000 tons of coal or grain, rose 2.5% to a more than three-week high of 1,948 points, notching its tenth consecutive daily increase.
Among smaller vessels, the supramax index advanced 2% to 1,371 points.