Shipping Indices

FFA market more positive for the first quarter of 2026, despite downside risks to fundamentals and strong fleet growth next year London and Singapore, December 15, 2025. The dry bulk freight…

OSLO – Norway, 11 November 2026  – Houthi militia have reportedly ceased attacks on Israel and shipping in the Red Sea (source: AP) – the impact would be seismic for global…

Q2 2025 SHIPPING MARKET ANALYSIS Introduction I am pleased to welcome you to the Q2 2025 edition of the Shipping Market Analysis. This quarter was marked by increasing divergence between…

The Hellenic Shipbrokers Association (HSA), proudly concluded the milestone edition of Pireas 2025, commemorating 50 years since the founding of the Association. Over two days, Piraeus welcomed leading figures of…

What an event that was at the Peace and Friendship Stadium! The Pireas 2025 biennial forum, coinciding with HSA’s (Hellenic Shipbrokers Association) 50th anniversary, co-hosted with the Baltic Exchange, was…

by John Faraclas Further to part 2, we are faced with undiplomatic and in some cases undemocratic manoeuvres – that the bargaining chips in what one might generously call “the…

President Trump and his policies may mean short term pain for China but it may force China to make bigger reforms and ultimately lead to long term gain. The CFOs…

Welcome to The Baltic Monthly Review. Bringing you the latest news and developments, event invitations and service updates from the Baltic Exchange. If you have any questions or queries about…

AMSTERDAM – Netherlands, 17 October 2024 – Industry leaders at the Xeneta Summit in Amsterdam have been told ocean container shipping must harness the power of machine learning to protect…

Issues discussed: 1.A full discussion on Shipping and Geopolitics in the shadow of the fierce conflicts in Ukraine and Gaza.2.On the state of alert in the strategic importance of straits all…

The BDI (The Baltic Dry Index) ended down eight points since yesterday and now reads 1,129; on a weekly basis same was down seven points since last week’s 1,136… The…

The BDI (Baltic Dry Index) was up just eight points since yesterday and now reads 1,136; same was up 26 points since last week’s 1,110; the Wets on a falling…

The BDI (Baltic Dry Index) managed to surpass the 1,000 points threshold and now reads 1,110 – 13 points plus since yesterday and 132 plus since last week’s 978 (21/07/2023),…

The BDI (Baltic Dry Index) lost the 1,000 points threshold and now reads 978 – plus one since yesterday but down 112 points since last week’s 1,090 (14/07). Be it…

The BDI (Baltic Dry Index) was down 13 points since yesterday and now stands at 1,090 points. Same was though up 81 points since last week’s 1,009 (07/07). Both Wets,…

The BDI (Baltic Dry Index) ended up at 1,009, which is 16 points plus since yesterday’s 993 points a very crucial “upturn” resurfacing above the 1,000 points threshold… same was…

The BDI (Baltic Dry Index) lost 18 points since yesterday and now stands at 919 points, losing the 1,000 points threshold as last week (26/05) same stood at 1,172 –…

Two professional services firms have been instrumental in the sale of a leading online ships valuation and market intelligence provider to the global leader of maritime freight management solutions. Long-established law…

The BDI (Baltic Dry Index) ended down 18 points since yesterday and now stands at 1,384; on a weekly basis same lost 174 – from 1,558 last week (12/05), losing…

The BDI (Baltic Dry Index) closed at 1,558 points like last week; nothing is accidental as the public says… Volatility of the Capes, and weakness of the other indices, brought…

Supported by the Baltic Exchange When: Tuesday 30 May 2023, 15:00 – 20:00Where: Waldorf Astoria, DIFC, Al Mustaqbal St – Za’abeel – DIFC – Dubai – United Arab Emirates The commodities market has witnessed…

The BDI (Baltic Dry Index) closed up 13 points since yesterday at 1,558 points which is 18 points down from last week’s closing at 1,576. A Capes week but otherwise…