Baltic Dry Index Rises to 1-Week High
2026-07-24 14:29
By
Agna Gabriel
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The Baltic dry index increased 0.7% to 2,743 on Friday, its highest level since July 17.
The capesize index, which typically transports 150,000-ton cargoes, including iron ore and coal, rose 2.1% to 4,285, its highest level since July 16.
On the other hand, the panamax index, which usually carries 60,000 to 70,000 tons of coal or grain, fell 2% to 2,024, its lowest level in nearly three months.
Also, the supramax index decreased 0.5% to 1,694, its lowest since July 9.
For the week, the Baltic index fell 0.3%.