Baltic index falls for 6th day, panamaxes weigh
Reuters
By Ratul Ray Chaudhuri Feb 22 (Reuters) - The Baltic Exchange's main sea freight index, which tracks rates to ship dry commodities, fell for a sixth straight day on Wednesday on sharply lower panamax rates. The overall index, a gauge of the cost of ...

Remember Greece is not the only problem
CITY A.M.
Covering the Baltic Dry Index – which measures the cost of shipping dry freight – last week I was surprised by the continued divergence between the recovery in commodities since 2009 and the complete lack of recovery in the index.

Baltic Trading Limited Announces Fourth Quarter Financial Results
MarketWatch (press release)
As we maintain our focus on distributing a substantial portion of our cash flows to shareholders, we plan to continue to secure our high-quality vessels on contracts at rates closely correlated with the various Baltic Dry indices.

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The Commodity Investor: Tracking the Global Economy – The Baltic Dry Index
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PSL waters turbulent
Bangkok Post
Khalid Hashim, managing director of the country's largest dry-bulk carrier, said PSL estimates the Baltic Dry Index (BDI) in a range of 800 to 1500 points this year and next compared with last year's average of 1549. The BDI, a gauge of shipping costs ...

Baltic Dry Index Collapsing
Forex Pros
By Jim Quinn | Market Overview | Feb 20, 2012 04:04AM GMT The Baltic Dry Index has collapsed below the level of 2008. Part of the reason is the supply of new ships, but demand has collapsed as Europe is in a deep recession, the US is headed back into ...

Japanese Stocks Advance on U.S. Economic Data, Optimism for Greek Bailout
Bloomberg
Shipping companies: The three biggest companies in the sector declined the most in the 33 Topix industry groups after the Baltic Dry Index (BDIY), a gauge of cargo rates, yesterday fell 1.1 percent, the biggest drop since Feb. 2.

China Stocks: China Cosco, Pang Da Auto, Pingdingshan Coal, ZTE
BusinessWeek
The Baltic Dry Index, a measure of commodity shipping costs, rose for a seventh day yesterday as demand to transport crops from South America helped to reduce the supply of vessels. The gauge climbed 0.7 percent to 734, according to the London- based ...

Japanese Stocks Decline as Greek Bailout Delay Sparks Debt Crisis Concern
Bloomberg
The stocks declined after the Baltic Dry Index (BDIY), a measure of shipping costs for commodities, yesterday fell for the first time since Feb. 3. UBS AG also cut the equity ratings on the companies to “sell” from “neutral.

Dry-Bulk Shipping Conditions Likely to Weaken, Platou Says
BusinessWeek
The 14-member Bloomberg Pure Play Dry Bulk Shipping Index, measuring the share prices of companies hauling raw materials, declined 26 percent in the past year. The Baltic Dry Index, a measure of freight rates, fell 41 percent over the same time.