NEWS & INSIGHTS
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Dry bulk hits a five-year high, but the gains aren't evenly spread The Baltic Dry Index closed Friday at 3,628, up 140…
The Baltic Dry Index climbed a further 157 points on Thursday 3 September 2026 to close at 3,488, a gain of 4.7%…
The Baltic resumed publication on Tuesday 1 September 2026 after the UK Bank Holiday, and the first print of the new month…
The dry bulk market opens September without a fresh Baltic print. The Exchange did not publish on Monday 31 August 2026, the…
Dry bulk opens the final week of August with the BDI at 3,186 points, its highest since 2 June. But Chinese iron…
The dry bulk market closed the week of 28 August 2026 in the strongest position it has held since early June. The…
What Is Ship Chartering? Ship chartering is the hiring of a vessel, or of the vessel's cargo-carrying capacity, in exchange for payment,…
Who Is a Shipbroker? A shipbroker is an intermediary who connects the two sides of a shipping transaction, most commonly an owner…
What Is Sea Trade? Sea trade is the movement of goods between countries by ship, and it is the circulatory system of…
A vessel arriving at a foreign port, and a cargo moving through several modes of transport before it reaches a ship at…
Shipping is capital-intensive, cyclical, and priced in a currency that rarely matches every cost line on a voyage. Financial management in maritime…
A port is where every fixture eventually has to prove itself: the freight number, the laycan, the loading rate all assume the…
